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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 Kirkville (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 Kirkville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Kirkville 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 Kirkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirkville:

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Kirkville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkville, with the one closest to Kirkville listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Mycenae
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mycenae
      • From Kirkville to Mycenae
    • Minoa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <3>
    • Fayetteville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
    • Eagle Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Lyndon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • Manlius
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Syracuse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • De Witt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jamesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyncourt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyncourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
    • Mattydale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cayuga County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkville, with the one closest to Kirkville listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Otselic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
  • Madison County
  • Oneida County
  • Oswego County

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

Cemeteries Near Kirkville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirkville.

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

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

  • Kirkville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mycenae Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mycenae Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mycenae Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anguish Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anguish Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anguish Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fyler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fyler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Hill Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Hill Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Hill Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fayetteville Pioneer Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayetteville Pioneer Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fayetteville Pioneer Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fayetteville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (415 more) ...
    • Gates Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington 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 Kirkville had a population of 986 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mycenae
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mycenae
    • From Kirkville to Mycenae
  • North Manlius
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manlius
    • North Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Fayetteville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
  • Chittenango
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Manlius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Collamer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • Collamer is located in Onondaga County
  • East Syracuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • De Witt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Onondaga County
  • East Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
    • East Boston is located in Madison County
  • Lakeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
    • Lakeport is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Kirkville ...

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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirkville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirkville.

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 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 Kirkville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirkville. 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>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 Kirkville, 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 from Point A (ie- Kirkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0751, Longitude: -75.9519    









 

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