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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 Emerson (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 Emerson. 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.

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

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Emerson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
    • Port Byron
      (4 miles [6.4 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>
    • Weedsport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cato
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Victory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Ira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Throop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Sennett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Victory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Melrose Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
    • Cayuga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
    • Jordan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Plainville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lysander
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Memphis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Baldwinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Warners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Warners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
    • Skaneateles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Dobbins Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Billsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Clifton Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Gibson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Seneca Castle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
    • Bowens Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • South Granby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Fairdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Hannibal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hinmansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Granby Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoenix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Furniss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Minetto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Southwest Oswego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Pennellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
    • Tyre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kuneytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Border City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • East Varick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Romulus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
    • South Butler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Red Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolcott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • North Huron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Wayne Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Lyons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Sodus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville

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

Cemeteries Near Emerson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emerson.

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

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

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

  • Emerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Smith Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Conquest Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • La Due Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salt Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Port Byron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dixon - Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • God's Acre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crosman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (446 more) ...
    • Spring Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wethy Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lamphere Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Emerson had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Conquest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conquest is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
  • Fox Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Port Byron
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • Weedsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Meridian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Savannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Throopsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Throopsville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
    • Throop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Sennett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Emerson ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emerson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emerson.

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 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 Emerson:

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>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 Emerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Emerson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.