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 Central Square (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 Central Square. 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 Central Square ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Central Square: Central Sq. (or less commonly used: Central Sqr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Central Square. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Central Square.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Central Square 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 Central Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central Square:
- Oswego County (The home county of Central Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Mallory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Caughdenoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Sand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Gayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pennellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Constantia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phoenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Mungers Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
- Graftons Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Cato
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Sterling Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- North Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Weedsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Sennett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Jefferson County
- Mannsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Whitelaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Chittenango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Oneida Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 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
- Canastota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cottons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Chittenango Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Clockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wampsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Elpis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Sylvan Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Blossvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Taberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Agnes Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Humaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Brewerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- North Syracuse
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Wrights Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mattydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Lakeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Seneca Knolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
- Village Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Little Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Wayne County
- Red Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central Square, see our County-by-County Page for Central Square.
Cemeteries Near Central Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central Square.
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 Central Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mallory.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192896 <2>
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Caughdenoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fancher Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shepards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toad Harbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McAllister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Little France Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Central Square had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Central Square had a population of 1,735 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central Square, with the one closest to Central Square listed first.
- Hastings Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
- Mallory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caughdenoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Brewerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Little France
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little France is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
- Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Gayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- East Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Palermo is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cicero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Constantia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phoenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central Square.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Central Square ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central Square.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Central Square. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Central Square and those printed in the larger area surrounding Central Square.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Central Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Central Square:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oswego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Wayne 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Central Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |