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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 Greenboro (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 Greenboro. 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Greenboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenboro, with the one closest to Greenboro listed first.
    • Smartville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Chateaugay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Orwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Redfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Altmar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kasoag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Albion Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Pulaski
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenboro, with the one closest to Greenboro listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Lorraine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Ellisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Belleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Adams Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyon Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Jefferson Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenboro, with the one closest to Greenboro listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • New Boston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Parkers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Osceola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Rector
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Michigan Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Leisher Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Harrisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Copenhagen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Martinsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenboro, with the one closest to Greenboro listed first.
    • Camden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Elpis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Ava
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McConnellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Blossvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Redmond Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Taberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Leisure Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Boonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Onondaga County

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

Cemeteries Near Greenboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenboro.

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

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenboro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Phelps Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chateaugay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pekin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland Village Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stowell Drive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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, Greenboro had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Boylston Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
  • North Boylston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Boylston is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boylston
  • Orwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Worth Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
  • Winona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winona is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Redfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lorraine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mannsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lacona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Ricard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ricard is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
    • Pierrepont Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kasoag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag

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

Newspapers Published in Greenboro ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenboro, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Greenboro:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenboro) 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 Greenboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.