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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 Delphi Falls (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 Delphi Falls. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Delphi Falls is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Delphi Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delphi Falls.

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

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

  • Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delphi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delphi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delphi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stockham Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockham Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockham Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pease Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pease Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Block Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Block Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Block Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pompey Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pompey Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pompey Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fabius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fabius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fabius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (420 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dodge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Delphi Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delphi Falls.

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

  • New Woodstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rippleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pompey Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Fabius
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cazenovia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Pompey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey
    • Pompey is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompey <1>
  • Keeney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
    • Keeney is located in Cortland County
  • Watervale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Onondaga County
  • Apulia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Apulia
    • From Delphi Falls to Apulia
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Madison County
  • Bingley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Delphi Falls ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delphi Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delphi Falls, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delphi Falls.

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 Delphi Falls:

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Delphi Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Delphi Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delphi Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8784, Longitude: -75.9136    









 

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