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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 Floyd (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 Floyd. 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 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.

Floyd 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 Floyd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyd:

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Floyd)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
    • Camroden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Marcy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Patent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Floyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Oriskany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Air City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
    • Camelot Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Rome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • Stanwix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Westernville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bartlett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Dix
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
    • Russia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Poland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cold Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Northwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Norwich Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Old City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Corrado Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Middleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Constableville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Osceola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Turin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Oneida Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Munns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wampsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Canastota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Solsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitelaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Clockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Floyd ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyd.

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

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

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

  • Floyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moulton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nisbet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dix Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Steuben Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (344 more) ...

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 Floyd had a population of 180 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Camroden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • Stittville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Marcy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oriskany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holland Patent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stanwix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
  • Ridge Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
  • Whitesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maynard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Westernville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dix
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bartlett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Westmoreland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Walesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Walesville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville

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

Newspapers Published in Floyd ...

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 195 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyd.

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

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 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 Floyd:

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