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 Fruit Valley (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 Fruit Valley. 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 Fruit Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fruit Valley: Fruit Vly. (or less commonly used: Fruit Vally. or Fruit Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fruit Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fruit Valley.
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 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.
Fruit Valley is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.
Below are the counties that are near Fruit Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fruit Valley:
- Oswego County (The home county of Fruit Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- Southwest Oswego
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Oswego Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Oswego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Minetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scriba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scriba is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
- Scriba has also been known as:
- Scriba Corners
- Fairdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Hannibal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Granby Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drakes Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- North Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Sterling Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Victory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Cato
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weedsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Sennett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- Ellisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- Lysander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Wrights Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baldwinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Reef
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Euclid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Village Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Jordan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brewerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- Red Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Wolcott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Sodus Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Wayne Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Clyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Sodus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fruit Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Fruit Valley.
Cemeteries Near Fruit Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fruit Valley.
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 Fruit Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fruit Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- Union Village Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Oswego.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65787 <3>
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irish Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Ontario Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Oswego.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65813 <3>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Road Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Minetto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Fruit Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fruit Valley, with the one closest to Fruit Valley listed first.
- Southwest Oswego
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Oswego Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Furniss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Oswego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- North Hannibal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Hannibal is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hannibal
- Minetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Hill is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Hill
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Sterling Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Scriba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scriba is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
- Scriba has also been known as:
- Scriba Corners
- Hannibal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexterville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fruit Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fruit Valley.
Newspapers Published in Fruit Valley ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fruit Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fruit Valley, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fruit Valley.
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 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 Fruit Valley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oswego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Jefferson County
- Onondaga County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fruit Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fruit Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |