Our Genealogy Helper
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 Centerport (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 Centerport. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Centerport is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Centerport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerport:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Centerport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Weedsport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Port Byron
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Throop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Sennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Reef
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skaneateles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Marcellus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
- Lysander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Camillus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Dobbins Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- West Junius
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Billsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Melvin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Seneca Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Port Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Bowens Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- South Granby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Hinmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Fairdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Hannibal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granby Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Pennellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Furniss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Caughdenoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Tyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Seneca Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- East Varick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Border City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Romulus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kidders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- North Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- South Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Wayne Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- South Sodus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Mud Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Angus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Bellona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerport, see our County-by-County Page for Centerport.
Cemeteries Near Centerport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerport.
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 Centerport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Dixon - Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- God's Acre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wethy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Throop.
- The Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sittset Cemetery
- Sitzer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238128 <3>
- Lamphere Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weedsport Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Port Byron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Helmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- Stevens Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salt Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCloud 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 Centerport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerport, with the one closest to Centerport listed first.
- Port Byron
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Weedsport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Throopsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Throopsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
- Throop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Sennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Conquest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conquest is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Skaneateles Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles Junction
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerport.
Newspapers Published in Centerport ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerport, 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 Centerport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Centerport:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne County
- Yates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerport) 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 Centerport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |