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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 Fairdale (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 Fairdale. 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 Fairdale ...

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: Fair Dale.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Fairdale is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Fairdale)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
    • Sterling Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Sterling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Victory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cato
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <1>
    • Victory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Meridian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Weedsport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
      • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <1>
    • Port Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Throop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
  • Onondaga County
  • Ontario County
    • Thompson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
  • Seneca County
    • Tyre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyre
      • From Fairdale to Tyre
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Wolcott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • South Butler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Huron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Huron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • York
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Clyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sodus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Fairdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairdale.

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

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

  • Fairdale Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairdale Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairdale Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannibal Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannibal Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannibal Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Granby Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granby Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granby Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mosher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irish Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minetto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minetto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minetto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairdale had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dexterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
    • Dexterville is located in Oswego County
  • Hannibal Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • North Hannibal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hannibal
    • North Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Hannibal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Granby Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Hannibal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hannibal
    • South Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Furniss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sterling Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Martville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Bethel Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Bowens Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minetto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
    • Minetto is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Fairdale ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairdale, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairdale.

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 either 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 Fairdale:

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

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>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>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 Fairdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Fairdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3238, Longitude: -76.5385    









 

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