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 Ionia (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 Ionia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ionia is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.
Below are the counties that are near Ionia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ionia:
- Onondaga County (The home county of Ionia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Memphis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
- Jacks Reef
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Baldwinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Seneca Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camillus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weedsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sennett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Throop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Port Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Melrose Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- North Victory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Niles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Cummings Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Preble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Little York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Chittenango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Chittenango Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Rippleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Bingley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Whitelaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Cazenovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cottons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Elpis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Ontario County
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Hinmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- South Granby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Pennellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Ingalls Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Caughdenoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granby Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Central Square
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Tyre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Seneca Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- South Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Red Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- North Huron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Wayne Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lyons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Sodus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ionia, see our County-by-County Page for Ionia.
Cemeteries Near Ionia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ionia.
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 Ionia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ionia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Ionia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Redman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oswego Bitter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Elbridge Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Ionia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ionia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Memphis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
- Jacks Reef
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Baldwinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camillus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Stiles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marcellus Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Skaneateles Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ionia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ionia.
Newspapers Published in Ionia ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ionia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ionia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ionia.
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 Ionia:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Onondaga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Ionia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ionia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |