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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 Como (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 Como. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Como is located in Cayuga County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Como. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Como:

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Como)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Dresserville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • Sempronius
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Montville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Locke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Moravia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kelloggsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • East Genoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
      • East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
    • Austin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Killawog
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manningville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
    • Upper Lisle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Lisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Lisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Triangle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triangle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Otselic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Smithville Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Scott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • East Scott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Cortland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Munsons Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Puckerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Madison County
    • New Woodstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Rippleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
    • Cazenovia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <1>
    • Bingley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Spafford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
    • Assembly Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Tully
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Tully is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <1>
    • Otisco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
    • Mandana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
    • Thorn Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Apulia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Rose Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Berwyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
    • LaFayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
      • LaFayette has also been known as:
      • LaFayette Square
      • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Perry City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <1>
    • Searsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Mecklenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
    • Logan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Kidders
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Interlaken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Varick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Canoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Kuneytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Ovid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lodi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Romulus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Seneca Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Willard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketchumville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
    • West Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
    • Candor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
    • Groton City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McLean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peruville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Freeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <1>
    • North Lansing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Dryden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <1>
    • East Lansing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Lansing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
    • Myers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • Cayuga Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people

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

Cemeteries Near Como ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Como.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Eaton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Searles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summerhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sempronius Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sempronius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sempronius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atwater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lickville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lickville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lickville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Day Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Monaghan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monaghan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monaghan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Groton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Groton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Como in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Como.

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

  • Summer Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato
  • Dresserville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
    • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
  • Groton City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
    • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
  • Sempronius
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
  • Scott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Cortland County
  • Homer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
  • Little York
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Cortland County
  • East Scott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • East Scott is located in Cortland County
  • Glen Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Cortland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Groton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Cortland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
    • South Cortland is located in Cortland County
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    • East River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Spafford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spafford
      • South Spafford is located in Onondaga County

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

Newspapers Published in Como ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Como.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Como, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Como.

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 websites either 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 Como:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Como. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Como, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Como) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Como. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6734, Longitude: -76.2769       In this case, the coordinates for Como have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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