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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 Fayette (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 Fayette. 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 and doctors 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.

Fayette is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Seneca County     (The home county of Fayette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Kuneytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • East Varick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Canoga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Romulus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Border City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Ovid
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tyre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kidders
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Union Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Roads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cayuga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scipioville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
    • Oakwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Willets
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Sherwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Black Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Poplar Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledyard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Atwaters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
  • Cortland County
    • Scott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Mandana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Mottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skaneateles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Thorn Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Elbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Amber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Amber is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Marcellus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacks Reef
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Marcellus Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Billsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Geneva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • West Junius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Hall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Melvin Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Thompson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Flint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Seneca Castle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Phelps
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clifton Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Searsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Hector
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Logan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Perry City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mecklenburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bennettsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
    • North Reading
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Burdett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Reading Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
    • Watkins Glen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
      • Former names for Watkins Glen:
      • Jefferson
      • Salubria
      • Watkins
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Keuka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Catawba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • South Pulteney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Trumansburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • North Lansing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • Taughannock Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
    • Jacksonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Myers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • West Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
    • Willow Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • East Lansing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
    • Groton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lansing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Clyde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Butler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Mud Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Wayne Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Fairville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • South Sodus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • East Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • York
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolcott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayette, with the one closest to Fayette listed first.
    • Angus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Dresden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Benton Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Seneca Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Penn Yan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Himrod
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Keuka Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Dundee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Rushville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Fayette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette.

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

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

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

  • Fayette Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Burgh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jersalem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bachman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Canoga Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Jacket Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Fayette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (485 more) ...
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Michaels RC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Quaker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Fayette had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Varick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
  • MacDougall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • MacDougall is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDougall
  • Romulus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Canoga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
  • Levanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Levanna is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levanna
  • Kendaia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendaia is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendaia
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterloo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cayuga Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayuga Junction is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Junction
  • Seneca Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cayuga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Billsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Angus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus

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

Newspapers Published in Fayette ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette, 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 Fayette.

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 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 Fayette:

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