Our Genealogy Helper
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 Five Corners (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 Five Corners. 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 Five Corners ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Corners: Five Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Corners.
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 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.
Five Corners is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Five Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Corners:
- Madison County (The home county of Five Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Wampsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canastota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Oneida Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Cottons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Whitelaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Peterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Otselic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Otselic Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Sherburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Otselic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Button City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Crains Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Cummings Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Truxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Norwich Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- West Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Leisher Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- West Leyden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Oneida Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sconondoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cagwin Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Sylvan Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Agnes Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Blackmans Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
- Greenway Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
- Greenway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Verona Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Mycenae
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Tall Pines Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Eagle Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manlius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Minoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delphi Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watervale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Lyndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- De Witt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Constantia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Gayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- West Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Amboy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Central Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caughdenoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Kasoag
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Sand Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Otsego County
- Plainfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Five Corners.
Cemeteries Near Five Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Corners.
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 Five Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lenox Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agatha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Canastota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65908 <2>
- Clockville Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Helena's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena's Cemetery
- The St. Helena's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Helena's / Valley View Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66586 <2>
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Walker Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Five Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
- Wampsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oneida Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canastota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrillsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merrillsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Bennetts Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- State Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- State Bridge is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Bridge
- Cottons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oneida Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Corners.
Newspapers Published in Five Corners ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Corners.
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 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 Five Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Herkimer County
- Lewis County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Five Corners, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |