Do you know of Geddes ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Geddes. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Geddes.<1>

Our sources for Geddes (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Geddes other than they indicate that Geddes would be found somewhere in Onondaga County, New York.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1819 and closed  in 1888.

Communities Also Named Geddes ...

We found four communities that share the name Geddes.

Within New York, the name Geddes is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Simpson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Geddes [Simpson County].
  • Michigan
    • Washtenaw County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Geddes [Washtenaw County].
  • Nevada
    • Eureka County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Geddes [Eureka County].
  • South Dakota
    • Charles Mix County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Geddes [Charles Mix County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Geddes ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Geddes:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Geddes - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Onondaga County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Onondaga County.