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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 Dutch Settlement (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 Dutch Settlement. 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 hospitals 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.

Dutch Settlement 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 Dutch Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dutch Settlement:

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Dutch Settlement)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Mallory
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gayville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Central Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hastings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Parish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Constantia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Caughdenoy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Graftons Square
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Dugway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Cato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • North Victory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ellisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Worth Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Whitelaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Oneida Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Sullivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Chittenango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canastota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Sulphur Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Clockville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wampsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chittenango Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Elpis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • McConnellsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Vienna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Sylvan Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Taberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Humaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Agnes Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Settlement, with the one closest to Dutch Settlement listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • North Syracuse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Wrights Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Galeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Galeville is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
    • Lyncourt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Mattydale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Liverpool
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Syracuse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Baldwinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside

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

Cemeteries Near Dutch Settlement ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dutch Settlement.

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 Dutch Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Union Settlement Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Little France Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • West Monroe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mallory.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mallory Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192896 <2>
  • Carleys Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Toad Harbor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Ingersoll Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Coit Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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>

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

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

  • Little France
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
  • Mallory
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Monroe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Gayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Hastings Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
  • Central Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Constantia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Constantia is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
  • Morse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Hastings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Constantia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Amboy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Caughdenoy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Amboy Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center

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

Newspapers Published in Dutch Settlement ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutch Settlement.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dutch Settlement, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dutch Settlement.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dutch Settlement:

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 Dutch Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dutch Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.