Our Genealogy Helper
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 Degroff (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 Degroff. 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 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.
Degroff 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 Degroff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Degroff:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Degroff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Melrose Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Niles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Sennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Omro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Kelloggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Scipioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Scott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Slab City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Cortland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Munsons Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Truxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Mandana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Skaneateles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Thorn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Amber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Elbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marcellus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Marcellus Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Camillus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Dobbins Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Billsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Junius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Melvin Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Phelps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Seneca Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Phoenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Granby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Hinmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Bowens Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Pennellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Granby Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Hannibal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Caughdenoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Searsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Perry City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Canoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- East Varick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Seneca Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tyre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kidders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Romulus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Ovid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Border City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- North Lansing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Lake Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- West Groton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Groton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Myers
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Peruville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Taughannock Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Willow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Trumansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McLean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- South Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Wayne Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Huron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Angus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Himrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Degroff, see our County-by-County Page for Degroff.
Cemeteries Near Degroff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Degroff.
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 Degroff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Degroff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Parsell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Van Etten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Conklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benson Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Beach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Owasco Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmyard Cemetery
- The Farmyard Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438888 <2>
- Melrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Auburn.
- The Melrose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melrose Road Cemetery
- Porter Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266624 <2>
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galpin Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Devine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Degroff had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Degroff, with the one closest to Degroff listed first.
- Owasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owasco is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Fleming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Niles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Mandana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Skaneateles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ensenore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ensenore is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenore
- Willow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Mottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Omro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Degroff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Degroff.
Newspapers Published in Degroff ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Degroff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Degroff, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Degroff.
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 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 Degroff:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne County
- Yates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Degroff, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Degroff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |