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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 Cicero (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 Cicero. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cicero is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Cicero)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
    • North Syracuse
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • Clay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brewerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Euclid
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Mattydale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lyncourt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Galeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Galeville is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
    • Liverpool
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • East Syracuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cato
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Sennett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Weedsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Throop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • North Victory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Niles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Port Byron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] 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>
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
    • Cummings Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • Preble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lewis County
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Chittenango
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitelaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Sullivan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sulphur Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chittenango Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
    • Cottons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Oneida Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Bingley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
    • Cazenovia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
    • Jewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Elpis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • North Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Sylvan Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McConnellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Blossvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Agnes Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
    • Oneida Castle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Humaston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cicero, with the one closest to Cicero listed first.
    • Central Square
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Constantia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Caughdenoy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Sand Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Phoenix
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mallory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gayville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • Nicholsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Pennellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hinmansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
  • Wayne County
    • Red Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cicero ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cicero.

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 Cicero - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Cicero had a population of 281 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Syracuse
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Clay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cicero Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cicero Center is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero Center
  • Woodard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodard is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard
  • Brewerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Euclid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Collamer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collamer is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
  • Liverpool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
  • Bridgeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Constantia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Monroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Caughdenoy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Central Square
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stiles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stiles is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cicero ...

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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cicero.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cicero. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cicero and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cicero.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Cicero.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cicero:

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 Cicero, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cicero) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.