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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Catfish Corners (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Catfish Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Catfish Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Catfish Corners: Catfish Cors.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

Below are the counties that are near Catfish Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Catfish Corners:

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Catfish Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Hastings
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mungers Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
    • Parish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Graftons Square
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Mallory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Volney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Volney is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
    • Caughdenoy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Central Square
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Drakes Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Ira
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • North Sterling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Cato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • North Victory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Weedsport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sennett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ellisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Belleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Lorraine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Whitelaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Chittenango
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Canastota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Elpis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • North Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • McConnellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Vienna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Sylvan Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Taberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Wrights Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Little Utica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Baldwinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Syracuse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Lysander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Seneca Knolls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Village Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Lakeside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Wayne County
    • Red Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Catfish Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Catfish Corners.

Cemeteries Near Catfish Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catfish Corners.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Catfish Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Catfish Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.

  • Upsons Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Coit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • French Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palermo Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Southwest Palermo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roosevelt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carleys Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Parish.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65680 <3>
  • Colosse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sayles Corners Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Catfish Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Catfish Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Catfish Corners, with the one closest to Catfish Corners listed first.

  • East Palermo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • East Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
  • Hastings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Morse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Morse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Palermo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Hastings Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
  • Parish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Colosse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colosse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
  • Vermilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Clifford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clifford is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Mallory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little France
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
  • Mexico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Caughdenoy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Central Square
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prattham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Catfish Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catfish Corners.

Newspapers Published in Catfish Corners ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catfish Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catfish Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catfish Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Catfish Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catfish Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Catfish Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.