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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 Crains Mills (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 Crains Mills. 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 Crains Mills ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Crains Mills: Crains Mls. (or less commonly used: Crains Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Crains Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Crains Mills may originally have been Crain's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crains Mills might be written as Crain Mills.

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

Crains Mills is located in Cortland 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 Cortland County: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Madison, Onondaga, Tioga & Tompkins.

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

  • Cortland County     (The home county of Crains Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • Truxton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • East Homer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Slab City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Cummings Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • McGraw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Homer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Cortland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Munsons Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • Killawog
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Upper Lisle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Lisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Lisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Manningville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
    • Triangle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triangle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
    • Whitney Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • Sempronius
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Dresserville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • New Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Kelloggsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Montville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Locke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Moravia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Niles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Austin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Melrose Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otselic Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Otselic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Kirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
    • Smyrna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Smithville Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
    • North Norwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
    • Sherburne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Norwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> 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>
    • Haynes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • New Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Rippleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
    • Cazenovia
      (17 miles [27.4 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 <2>
    • Bingley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
    • West Eaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
    • Randallsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Morrisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Earlville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
      • Earlville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <2>
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • Assembly Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Fabius
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tully
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Berwyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
    • Delphi Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • LaFayette
      (13 miles [20.9 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>
    • Log City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Watervale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Sentinel Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
      • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
  • Tioga County
    • Ketchumville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketchumville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crains Mills, with the one closest to Crains Mills listed first.
    • Groton City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Peruville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peruville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Freeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • West Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • North Lansing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Slaterville Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansing
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
    • Varna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
    • Besemer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
      • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
    • Cayuga Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Crains Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Crains Mills.

Newspapers Published in Crains Mills ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crains Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crains Mills, 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 Crains Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Crains Mills:

Cemeteries Near Crains Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crains Mills.

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

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

  • Truxton Village Protestant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truxton Village Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truxton Village Protestant Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Winne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winne Cemetery
  • Cheningo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheningo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheningo Cemetery
  • Cuyler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cuyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cuyler Cemetery
  • Cuyler Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cuyler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cuyler Hill Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • East Homer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Homer Cemetery
  • Albro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albro Cemetery
  • Keeney Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeney Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeney Settlement Cemetery
  • Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
  • Potter Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Hill Cemetery
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    • Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn 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 in 1895, Crains Mills had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Truxton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cheningo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheningo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheningo
    • Cheningo is located in Cortland County
  • Cuyler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler
    • Cuyler is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyler <2>
  • East Homer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • East Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Keeney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
    • Keeney is located in Cortland County
  • Lincklaen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincklaen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen
    • Lincklaen is located in Chenango County
  • DeRuyter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • East River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in Cortland County
  • Solon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Cortland County
  • Taylor Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
    • Taylor Center is located in Cortland County
  • Lincklaen Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincklaen Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen Center
    • Lincklaen Center is located in Chenango County
  • Preble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Apulia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apulia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Taylor Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Valley
      • Taylor Valley is located in Cortland County
    • Apulia Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apulia Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia Station
      • Apulia Station is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apulia Station <2>

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Crains Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crains Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7095, Longitude: -76.0056    
<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 Crains Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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