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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 Kasoag (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 Kasoag. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Kasoag is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Kasoag ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kasoag.

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

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

  • Madison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Getman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Getman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Getman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Amboy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Amboy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Amboy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amboy Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amboy Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amboy Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinney Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinney Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinney Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pekin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pekin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pekin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Myrtle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Albion Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dutch Hill 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kasoag had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ricard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
    • Ricard is located in Oswego County
  • Williamstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <2>
  • West Amboy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Amboy
    • From Kasoag to West Amboy
  • Amboy Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
    • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
  • Redfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dugway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dugway
    • From Kasoag to Dugway
  • Orwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Oneida County
  • North Constantia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Constantia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
    • North Constantia is located in Oswego County
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Little France
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little France have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
      • Little France is located in Oswego County
    • Gayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Colosse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
      • Colosse is located in Oswego County

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

Newspapers Published in Kasoag ...

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 Kasoag.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kasoag, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kasoag.

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 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 Kasoag:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kasoag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kasoag) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kasoag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4616, Longitude: -75.9233       In this case, the coordinates for Kasoag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).