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 Hastings Center (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 Hastings Center. 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 Hastings Center ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hastings Center: Hastings Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hastings Cen., Hastings Cent. or Hastings Cntr.)
- You might see Hastings Centre instead of Hastings Center.
- While the name of this community is Hastings Center, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hastings Center may originally have been Hasting's Center.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hastings Center might be written as Hasting Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Hastings Center 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 Hastings Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hastings Center:
- Oswego County (The home county of Hastings Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Mallory
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Central Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caughdenoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- West Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Parish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pennellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Mungers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
- Graftons Square
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
- Constantia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Meridian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cato
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Sterling Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- North Victory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Weedsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sennett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Mannsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Whitelaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Chittenango
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Oneida Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Canastota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Chittenango Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Clockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wampsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bingley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Elpis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Sylvan Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Blossvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Humaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Agnes Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Brewerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- North Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Wrights Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Liverpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Village Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Galeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Mattydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- Red Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hastings Center, see our County-by-County Page for Hastings Center.
Cemeteries Near Hastings Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastings Center.
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 Hastings Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hastings Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mallory.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192896 <3>
- Coit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caughdenoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carleys Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upsons Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- St. Annes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pennellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennellville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pennellville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65611 <3>
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Hastings Center had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hastings Center, with the one closest to Hastings Center listed first.
- Mallory
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Central Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little France
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little France is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
- Morse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caughdenoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- East Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Palermo is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- Brewerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Parish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colosse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
- Gayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Constantia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hastings Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings Center.
Newspapers Published in Hastings Center ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hastings Center, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hastings Center.
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 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 Hastings Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oswego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hastings Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hastings Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |