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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 Fair Haven (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 Fair Haven. 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.

Name Variations for Fair Haven ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Fairhaven.

  • A typical abbreviation for Fair Haven: Fair Hvn. (or less commonly used: Fair Havn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fair Haven is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Fair Haven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Haven.

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 Fair Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McArthur Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forscutt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forscutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forscutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springbrook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Overacre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overacre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overacre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Wolcott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Wolcott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Wolcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • New Westbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Westbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Westbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Westbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Westbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Westbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hannibal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannibal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannibal 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fair Haven had a population of 738 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fair Haven had a population of 716 people.

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

  • North Fair Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Haven
    • North Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Sterling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
  • North Wolcott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
    • North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Red Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
    • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <3>
  • Martville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martville
    • Martville is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martville <3>
  • Sterling Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hannibal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Westbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
    • Westbury is located in Cayuga County
  • Bethel Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Corners
    • Bethel Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Hannibal Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
    • Hannibal Center is located in Oswego County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wolcott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Fairdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fair Haven ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Haven.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fair Haven. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fair Haven and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fair Haven.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Fair Haven.

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 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 Fair Haven:

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fair Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3163, Longitude: -76.7025    
<6>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 Fair Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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