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 Florence (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 Florence. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Florence is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Florence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Florence:
- Oneida County (The home county of Florence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Point Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Elpis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- McConnellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Taberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blossvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Ava
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- North Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Humaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Worth Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Worth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Lorraine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Michigan Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- West Leyden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Constableville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Turin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rector
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Port Leyden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Oneida Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canastota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wampsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Chittenango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cottons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Kenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Brewerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Kirkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Minoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Euclid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Eagle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- East Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- West Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Altmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chateaugay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Orwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Albion Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Albion Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Gayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Dugway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Florence, see our County-by-County Page for Florence.
Cemeteries Near Florence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florence.
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 Florence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Florence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grilley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salmon River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stanford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Whiffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott Mill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Florence had a population of 390 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Kasoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Ricard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ricard is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
- Amboy Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
- Point Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Elpis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- McConnellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Taberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Blossvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Constantia Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Constantia Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantia Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Florence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florence.
Newspapers Published in Florence ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florence, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Florence:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego 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> | 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- Florence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Florence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |