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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 Constantia Center (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 Constantia Center. 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 Constantia Center ...

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 Constantia Center: Constantia Ctr. (or less commonly used: Constantia Cen., Constantia Cent. or Constantia Cntr.)

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 northwest 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 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Constantia Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Constantia Center, with the one closest to Constantia Center listed first.
    • Nicholsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Cleveland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Constantia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gayville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Amboy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • West Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Mallory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Central Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kasoag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Hastings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Caughdenoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
  • Jefferson County
    • Mannsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Constantia Center, with the one closest to Constantia Center listed first.
    • Osceola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • West Leyden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Mohawk Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Constantia Center, with the one closest to Constantia Center listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Whitelaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Oneida Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Bolivar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Chittenango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sullivan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Canastota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Wampsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Clockville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Constantia Center, with the one closest to Constantia Center listed first.
    • Elpis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Camden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McConnellsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Sylvan Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Taberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Humaston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Agnes Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Constantia Center, with the one closest to Constantia Center listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tall Pines Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Minoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Clay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Syracuse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Mycenae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • East Syracuse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Euclid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Mattydale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eastwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood

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

Cemeteries Near Constantia Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Constantia Center.

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 Constantia Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Constantia Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lakeside Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ingersoll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinney Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Settlement Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amboy Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (359 more) ...
    • McAllister Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Amboy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Constantia Center had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bernhards Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Constantia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Elpis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elpis is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
  • North Constantia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Constantia is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
  • Amboy Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
  • West Amboy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
  • West Monroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Bridgeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cicero Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cicero Center is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero Center
  • Lakeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeport is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • North Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Camden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little France
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Little France is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France

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

Newspapers Published in Constantia Center ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Constantia Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Constantia Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Constantia Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Constantia Center:

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>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 Constantia Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Constantia Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.