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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 Lamson (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 Lamson. 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 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 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.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Lamson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Wrights Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Little Utica
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Jacksonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Baldwinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lysander
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Plainville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Green
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Euclid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Seneca Knolls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Van Buren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Jacks Reef
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Meridian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Cato
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • North Victory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Sterling Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Weedsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Port Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Sennett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Throop
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Chittenango
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitelaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Sulphur Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Elpis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Hinmansville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • South Granby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Phoenix
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Pennellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Sand Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Fulton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Granby Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Caughdenoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Drakes Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
    • Mount Pleasant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Fairdale
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Tyre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Furnace Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Wolcott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Huron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Clyde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • North Huron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Lamson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamson.

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 Lamson - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lamson had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Little Utica
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
  • Hinmansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
  • South Granby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
  • Phoenix
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Baldwinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lysander
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
  • Plainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingalls Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
  • Bowens Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
  • Floridaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Euclid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Jacks Reef
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Stiles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stiles is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles

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

Newspapers Published in Lamson ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamson, 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 Lamson.

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 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 Lamson:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lamson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.