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 Howardville (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 Howardville. 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 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.
Howardville 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 Howardville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howardville:
- Oswego County (The home county of Howardville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Albion Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Albion Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Dugway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Altmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graftons Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
- Kasoag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- West Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Prattham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prattham is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Hastings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chateaugay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Daysville Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- North Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Ira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Sterling Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Mannsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lorraine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Worth Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
- Worth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Lyon Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
- Adams Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Rodman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Michigan Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Parkers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Barnes Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
- New Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Rector
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Mohawk Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- West Leyden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitelaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Oneida Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Chittenango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Canastota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Elpis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- McConnellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- North Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Blossvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Leisure Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Humaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Brewerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- North Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Little Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mattydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lyncourt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howardville, see our County-by-County Page for Howardville.
Cemeteries Near Howardville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howardville.
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 Howardville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howardville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Albion Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Getman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salmon River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Pulaski.
- The Salmon River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pineville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986877 <3>
- McClelland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colosse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Howardville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howardville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howardville, with the one closest to Howardville listed first.
- Dugway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colosse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
- West Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Kasoag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Prattham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prattham is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
- Hastings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Ricard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ricard is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Little France
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little France is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Constantia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Constantia is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
- Amboy Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howardville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howardville.
Newspapers Published in Howardville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howardville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howardville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howardville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Howardville:
- 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
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howardville) 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 Howardville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |