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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 Fort Hill (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 Fort Hill. 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 Fort Hill ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fort Hill is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Fort Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • South Butler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Clyde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wolcott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wayne Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Furnace Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Red Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
      • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <1>
    • Huron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Wayne County
    • South Sodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • North Huron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Mud Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Fairville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • Port Byron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Weedsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
      • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <1>
    • Cayuga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
    • Throop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
    • Sennett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Victory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Cato
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <1>
    • Cross Roads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Meridian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Union Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Melrose Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • Jordan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <1>
    • Jacks Reef
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Mottville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
      • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <1>
    • Halfway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Lysander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
    • Memphis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Utica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Marcellus Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcellus Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Marcellus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mandana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • Thompson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • West Junius
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Dobbins Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Phelps
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melvin Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
    • Billsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Seneca Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
      • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <1>
    • Port Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Flint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Fairdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
    • South Granby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Granby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Granby Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Hinmansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Fulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoenix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Southwest Oswego
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
    • Furniss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Minetto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
      • Minetto is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <1>
    • Oswego Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • Tyre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Kuneytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Border City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • East Varick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Romulus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kidders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Interlaken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lodi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Hill, with the one closest to Fort Hill listed first.
    • Angus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Bellona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <1>
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Benton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Seneca Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Wiley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crusoe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crusoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crusoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Montezuma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Montezuma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Montezuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilsey Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsey Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilsey Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Herrington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lockpit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockpit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockpit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyre City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyre City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyre City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montezuma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montezuma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montezuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCloud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCloud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salt Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ferris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Traver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Fort Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Hill.

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

  • Savannah
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
    • Savannah is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
  • Montezuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
  • Fox Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
  • Tyre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Tyre is located in Seneca County
  • Spring Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
  • South Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
  • Port Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
    • Former name for Port Byron:
    • Bucksville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fosterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
  • Emerson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Cayuga County
  • Conquest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conquest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
    • Conquest is located in Cayuga County
  • Marengo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
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    • Butler Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
      • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
    • Cayuga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
    • Throopsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throopsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
      • Throopsville is located in Cayuga County

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Hill ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Hill.

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 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 Fort Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Fort Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0534, Longitude: -76.7527       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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