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 Levanna (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 Levanna. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Levanna is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Levanna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Levanna:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Levanna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scipioville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Union Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willets
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Ledyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Cayuga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atwaters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Preble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Cortland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cummings Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Mandana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Mottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Skaneateles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Thorn Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Amber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Spafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Elbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Marcellus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Marcellus Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Billsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- West Junius
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Flint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Seneca Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gorham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Searsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Perry City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Mecklenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bennettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Reading Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Watkins Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montour Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- East Varick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Kuneytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Romulus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kidders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Interlaken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Border City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Keuka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Trumansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Taughannock Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- West Groton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- East Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Myers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Willow Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Groton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Cayuga Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Wayne Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Fairville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- South Sodus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Wolcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- East Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- Angus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Himrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Penn Yan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Keuka Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Potter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Levanna, see our County-by-County Page for Levanna.
Cemeteries Near Levanna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Levanna.
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 Levanna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Levanna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Glen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barber Corners Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Corners Quaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barber Corners Quaker Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Ledyard.
- The Barber Corners Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457530 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gifford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- St. Michaels RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Levanna had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Levanna, with the one closest to Levanna listed first.
- East Varick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scipioville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Union Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willets
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Canoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Junction is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Junction
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merrifield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merrifield is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ledyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Levanna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Levanna.
Newspapers Published in Levanna ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Levanna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Levanna, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Levanna.
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 Levanna:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Levanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Levanna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |