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

Hastings is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Hastings ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastings.

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 Hastings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hastings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carleys Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carleys Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carleys Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • French Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Upsons Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upsons Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upsons Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little France Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little France Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bidwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bidwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colosse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colosse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colosse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Wright Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hastings had a population of 274 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Morse
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Oswego County
  • Parish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hastings Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
    • Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
  • Mallory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little France
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little France have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
  • Colosse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
    • Colosse is located in Oswego County
  • East Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
    • East Palermo is located in Oswego County
  • Prattham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Central Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
    • Central Square is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <1>
  • Dugway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dugway
    • From Hastings to Dugway
  • Vermilion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vermilion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vermilion
    • From Hastings to Vermilion
  • Clifford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Oswego County
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    • Palermo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Caughdenoy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 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. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings.

Newspapers Published in Hastings ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hastings, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hastings.

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 Hastings:

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hastings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hastings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3740, Longitude: -76.1523    
<5>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.
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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