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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 Conquest (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 Conquest. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Conquest 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 Conquest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conquest:

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Conquest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conquest, with the one closest to Conquest listed first.
    • Cato
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Victory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Meridian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Byron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Throop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Sennett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cayuga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Melrose Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conquest, with the one closest to Conquest listed first.
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Lysander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Elbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Utica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Halfway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Village Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Skaneateles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conquest, with the one closest to Conquest listed first.
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Dobbins Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Phelps
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Clifton Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Billsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Seneca Castle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conquest, with the one closest to Conquest listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bowens Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Fairdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • South Granby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Granby Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Hinmansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Furniss
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Phoenix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Southwest Oswego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Minetto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oswego Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conquest, with the one closest to Conquest listed first.
    • Tyre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Border City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • East Varick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Romulus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conquest, with the one closest to Conquest listed first.
    • South Butler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Red Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolcott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • North Huron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Wayne Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Sodus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville

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

Cemeteries Near Conquest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conquest.

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

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

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

  • Conquest Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stevens Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Smith Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Herrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salt Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • French Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Port Byron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • La Due Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dutton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (434 more) ...

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 Conquest had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Emerson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerson is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Spring Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Cato
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • South Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbury is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Butler Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Montezuma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Red Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Conquest ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conquest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conquest, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conquest.

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 Conquest:

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 Conquest, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conquest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.