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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 Cortland (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 Cortland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Cortland is located in Cortland County and is the County Seat.

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 Cortland County: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Madison, Onondaga, Tioga & Tompkins.

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

  • Cortland County     (The home county of Cortland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Munsons Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • McGraw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <2>
    • East River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Slab City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Scott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Messengerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Messengerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Killawog
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manningville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
    • Upper Lisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Lisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Lisle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Triangle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
    • Glen Aubrey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Maine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
      • Maine is located in Broome County
    • Castle Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
      • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
    • West Chenango
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chenango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
      • West Chenango is located in Broome County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Summer Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • Dresserville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Sempronius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Montville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Locke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Moravia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelloggsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • New Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Austin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Niles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otselic Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Smithville Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Otselic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Adams Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
    • Kirk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
    • Greene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Puckerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • New Woodstock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bingley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Assembly Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Tully
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Otisco Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
    • Fabius
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • LaFayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Mandana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
    • Log City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Rose Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Perry City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Mecklenburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Searsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Cayutaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayutaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Kidders
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Interlaken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketchumville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
    • West Newark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
    • Newark Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Candor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Weltonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
    • West Candor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
    • Hamar Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
    • North Spencer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • Hullsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
    • Groton City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Dryden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Groton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Freeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Peruville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peruville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Slaterville Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Varna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
    • North Lansing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Forest Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
    • Lansing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cortland ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cortland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cortland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cortland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cortland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Cortland.

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 helpful 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 Cortland:

Cemeteries Near Cortland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cortland.

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 Cortland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cortland Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortland Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortland Rural Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Homer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64658 <4>
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Blodgett Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery
  • McGraw Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McGrawville Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
  • Atwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
  • Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
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    • McLean Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Scofield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cortland had a population of 8,590 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cortland had a population of 18,455 people.

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

  • Homer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • South Cortland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
    • South Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Blodgett Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blodgett Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Mills
    • Blodgett Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blodgett Mills <2>
  • East River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in Cortland County
  • Groton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
    • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
  • McLean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
    • McLean is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <2>
  • Virgil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <2>
  • East Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • East Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Little York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Cortland County
  • Summer Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato
  • East Virgil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Virgil
    • East Virgil is located in Cortland County
  • Solon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Cortland County
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    • East Scott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Scott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Dryden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Scott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County

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

The official website for Cortland: www.cortland.org/

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cortland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cortland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6013, Longitude: -76.1805    
<4>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.
<5>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 Cortland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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