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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 Hickory Grove (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 Hickory Grove. 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 Hickory Grove ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Grove: Hickory Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Grove.

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 northwest 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 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Hickory Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Grove, with the one closest to Hickory Grove listed first.
    • Arthur
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Texas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Texas is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Mexico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Daysville Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
    • Daysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • North Volney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • North Volney is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
    • Scriba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Scriba is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
      • Scriba has also been known as:
      • Scriba Corners
    • Vermilion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Mungers Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
    • Prattham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Drakes Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
    • Graftons Square
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Grove, with the one closest to Hickory Grove listed first.
    • North Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Fair Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • North Victory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Meridian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Grove, with the one closest to Hickory Grove listed first.
    • Ellisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Mannsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Belleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Adams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Lorraine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyon Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Adams Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Worth Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
  • Lewis County
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Madison County
  • Oneida County
    • Elpis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Grove, with the one closest to Hickory Grove listed first.
    • Little Utica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Wrights Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brewerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lysander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Clay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Baldwinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Plainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Village Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • North Syracuse
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Seneca Knolls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
  • Wayne County
    • Red Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hickory Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Grove.

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 Hickory Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Haven Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arthur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker - Ramsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Worden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Butterfly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blossom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mexico Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermilion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico Primitive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Daysville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mattison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Volney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Hickory Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Grove.

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

  • New Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Haven is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • Lycoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Arthur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Texas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Texas is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • South New Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South New Haven is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Haven
  • Mexico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scriba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scriba is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
    • Scriba has also been known as:
    • Scriba Corners
  • South Scriba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Scriba is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scriba
  • North Volney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Volney is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
  • Daysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
  • Vermilion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Port Ontario
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ontario is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ontario
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lansing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lansing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Prattham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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

Newspapers Published in Hickory Grove ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Grove.

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 Hickory Grove:

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>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 Hickory Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Hickory Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.