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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 Dexterville (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 Dexterville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dexterville is located in Oswego County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Dexterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexterville, with the one closest to Dexterville listed first.
    • Granby Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Fairdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Bowens Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Hannibal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fulton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Furniss
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Minetto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oswego Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Southwest Oswego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • South Granby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Drakes Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexterville, with the one closest to Dexterville listed first.
    • North Sterling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Ira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • North Victory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Fair Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Victory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Weedsport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Port Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Sennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Throop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexterville, with the one closest to Dexterville listed first.
    • Lysander
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Jacksonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Wrights Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Plainville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Baldwinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacks Reef
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Village Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Seneca Knolls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Van Buren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Seneca County
    • Tyre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexterville, with the one closest to Dexterville listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolcott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • South Butler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • North Huron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Huron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • York
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Clyde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wayne Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • South Sodus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Dexterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dexterville.

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 Dexterville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Granby Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairdale Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hannibal Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Irish Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mosher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Minetto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 Dexterville had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Granby Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
  • Fairdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Hannibal Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannibal Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
  • Bowens Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
  • North Hannibal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hannibal is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hannibal
  • Hannibal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Hannibal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Hannibal is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hannibal
  • Fulton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Floridaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
  • Furniss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Furniss is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
  • Seneca Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Seneca Hill is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Hill
  • Minetto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Bethel Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel Corners is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Corners
    • Oswego Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • North Sterling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling

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

Newspapers Published in Dexterville ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dexterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dexterville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dexterville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dexterville:

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 Dexterville, 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- Dexterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.