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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lansing is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.
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:
- Tompkins County (The home county of Lansing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Cayuga Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- East Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Varna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- South Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- East Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Freeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peruville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Besemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Killawog
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manningville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Lisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Whitney Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Aubrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- East Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Locke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atwaters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Summer Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Montville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ledyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Dresserville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Black Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Poplar Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sempronius
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Willets
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Van Etten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Erin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Pine Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horseheads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Owens Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Post Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Elmira Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Harford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Munsons Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Messengerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- McGraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Spafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Mandana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Assembly Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Otisco Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Otisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Tully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Thorn Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Perry City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Searsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Odessa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Catharine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Hector
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montour Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Kidders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Romulus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- North Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Candor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Hamar Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Newark Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Ketchumville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Lockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hullsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Owego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- Glenora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Himrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Angus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
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.
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 Lansing - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Etna Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lansing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolfe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lansing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lansing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
- McKinneys
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McKinneys is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneys
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Asbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lansing
- Varna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- West Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Etna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ludlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Ellis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
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 53 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 18 miles [29 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 first visit 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 Lansing:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tompkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tioga County
- Yates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lansing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |