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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 Lansing (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 Lansing. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Lansing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Scriba
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
      • Scriba is located in Oswego County
      • Scriba has also been known as:
      • Scriba Corners
    • Minetto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
      • Minetto is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <2>
    • Oswego
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oswego Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
    • Furniss
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
    • North Volney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Volney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
      • North Volney is located in Oswego County
    • Southwest Oswego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
    • Drakes Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Vermilion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vermilion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
      • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Fulton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Granby Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • North Sterling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
    • Sterling Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
    • Fair Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
    • North Victory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Victory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Cato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <2>
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Victory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Weedsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
      • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <2>
    • Port Byron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Ellisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <2>
    • Jefferson Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Mannsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Little Utica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Lysander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
    • Wrights Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Baldwinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
      • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <2>
    • Brewerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Euclid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
    • Village Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
    • Clay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
    • Jacks Reef
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Seneca Knolls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
    • Van Buren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
      • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <2>
    • Furnace Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Wolcott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • North Huron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Huron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • South Butler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Sodus Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Lansing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lansing.

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

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

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Oswego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65813 <5>
  • Mattison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Road Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Road Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Road Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittemore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittemore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Worden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Blossom Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ft. Ontario Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Ontario Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Ontario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Minetto Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minetto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minetto 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lansing had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Scriba
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
    • Scriba is located in Oswego County
    • Scriba has also been known as:
    • Scriba Corners
  • Minetto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
    • Minetto is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <2>
  • Seneca Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Hill
    • Seneca Hill is located in Oswego County
  • South Scriba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Scriba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scriba
    • South Scriba is located in Oswego County
  • Oswego
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oswego Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
  • South New Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Haven
    • South New Haven is located in Oswego County
  • Furniss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Furniss is located in Oswego County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
  • Lycoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lycoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycoming
    • Lycoming is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lycoming <2>
  • Fruit Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Valley
    • Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County
  • Southwest Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Volney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Volney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
      • North Volney is located in Oswego County
    • North Hannibal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hannibal
      • North Hannibal is located in Oswego County
    • New Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven 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 Lansing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lansing.

Newspapers Published in Lansing ...

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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lansing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lansing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lansing.

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 Lansing:

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lansing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lansing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4431, Longitude: -76.4499       In this case, the coordinates for Lansing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Lansing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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