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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 Joshua (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 Joshua. 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.

Joshua is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Joshua)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Cards Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards Corners
      • Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Rose Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Thorn Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Sentinel Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
      • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
    • Nedrow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nedrow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedrow
      • Nedrow is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nedrow <3>
    • Marcellus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Otisco Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
    • LaFayette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
      • LaFayette has also been known as:
      • LaFayette Square
      • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <3>
    • Marcellus Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcellus Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Kelloggsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Niles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • Sempronius
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Austin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Dresserville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Melrose Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
    • Sennett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cascade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Montville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Moravia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Otselic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Cummings Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • Scott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • East Scott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Slab City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crains Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
    • Cortland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Rippleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Madison County
    • Cazenovia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <3>
    • Chittenango Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
    • New Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Bolivar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
      • Chittenango is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <3>
    • Puckerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • Bingley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <3>
    • DeRuyter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Sullivan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
  • Oneida County
    • Jewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Phoenix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hinmansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Sand Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • Caughdenoy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
    • South Granby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Granby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Pennellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Constantia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Square
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • West Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Bowens Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Mallory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Canoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Kuneytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • East Varick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Tyre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Kidders
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joshua, with the one closest to Joshua listed first.
    • Groton City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • North Lansing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • McLean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Peruville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Freeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
    • Lake Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • Dryden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
    • Myers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
  • Wayne County
    • South Butler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Joshua ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joshua.

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

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

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Onondaga Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Onondaga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Onondaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Budlong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Budlong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Budlong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarvale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burtis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (476 more) ...
    • The West Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Onondaga Nation Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

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

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

  • South Onondaga
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Onondaga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Onondaga
    • South Onondaga is located in Onondaga County
  • Navarino
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarino
    • Navarino is located in Onondaga County
  • Amber
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Onondaga County
  • Cedarvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale
    • Cedarvale is located in Onondaga County
  • Otisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
    • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
  • Marietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <3>
  • Thorn Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Cardiff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Borodino
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borodino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borodino
    • Borodino is located in Onondaga County
  • Otisco Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
    • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
  • Onondaga Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onondaga Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onondaga Castle
    • Onondaga Castle is located in Onondaga County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marcellus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shamrock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County

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

Newspapers Published in Joshua ...

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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joshua.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joshua, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joshua.

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 helpful 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 Joshua:

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Joshua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Joshua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joshua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9159, Longitude: -76.2430       In this case, the coordinates for Joshua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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