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 Hickory Square (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 Square. 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 Square ...
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 Square: Hickory Sq. (or less commonly used: Hickory Sqr.)
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 Square is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Square:
- Wayne County (The home county of Hickory Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Wolcott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Furnace Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Huron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- North Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Red Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sodus Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Sodus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Sodus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- North Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Sterling Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Port Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Weedsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sennett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Throop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Monroe County
- Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Lysander
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Reef
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Little Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Elbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Memphis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Mottville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Junius
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Port Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Clifton Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shortsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hopewell Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Hannibal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Bowens Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Furniss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Southwest Oswego
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Granby Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Oswego Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Minetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Ingalls Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Tyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Seneca Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Border City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Canoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Square, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Square.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Square.
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 Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Glen Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huron Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sprague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Wolcott.
- The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401381 <3>
- North Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Towe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butler Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Hickory Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Square, with the one closest to Hickory Square listed first.
- Wolcott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- North Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- North Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Lummisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lummisville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
- Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westbury is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
- Red Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Wolcott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
- South Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wayne Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Sodus Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Square.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Square ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Square, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Square.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Square:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Monroe County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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- Hickory Square) 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 Hickory Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |