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 Fleming (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 Fleming. 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 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.
Fleming 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 Fleming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fleming:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Fleming)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Melrose Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Scipioville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Union Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Niles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Little York
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Slab City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- East Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- East River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Truxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Mandana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Skaneateles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Thorn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Elbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Marcellus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcellus Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Spafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Otisco Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Dobbins Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Billsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Junius
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Phelps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Seneca Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Hinmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- South Granby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Bowens Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Phoenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Searsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Perry City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mecklenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Canoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- East Varick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Seneca Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tyre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Romulus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kidders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Ovid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Border City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- North Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- West Groton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Taughannock Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Trumansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Groton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Willow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Peruville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- McLean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Wolcott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Mud Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fairville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Angus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Himrod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Penn Yan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fleming, see our County-by-County Page for Fleming.
Cemeteries Near Fleming ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fleming.
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 Fleming - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fleming covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Galpin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manchester Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Fordyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fleming had a population of 270 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fleming, with the one closest to Fleming listed first.
- Mapleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Degroff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Degroff is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degroff
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Merrifield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrifield is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- Ensenore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ensenore is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenore
- Owasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Union Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scipioville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cayuga Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Junction is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Junction
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Throopsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Throopsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Levanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Levanna is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levanna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fleming. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fleming.
Newspapers Published in Fleming ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fleming.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fleming, 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 Fleming.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fleming:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne County
- Yates 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 Fleming, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fleming) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |