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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 Locke (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 Locke. 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.

Locke is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Locke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locke:

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Locke)
  • Broome County
  • Cortland County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locke, with the one closest to Locke listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Puckerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locke, with the one closest to Locke listed first.
    • Spafford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spafford
      • From Locke to Spafford
    • Mandana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Otisco Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorn Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thorn Hill
      • From Locke to Thorn Hill
    • Rose Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From Locke to Rose Hill
    • Assembly Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Otisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tully
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Tully is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <1>
    • Skaneateles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
      • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <1>
    • Mottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cardiff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apulia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Apulia
      • From Locke to Apulia
  • Ontario County
    • Billsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Billsboro
      • From Locke to Billsboro
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locke, with the one closest to Locke listed first.
    • Perry City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <1>
    • Searsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecklenburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cayutaville
      • From Locke to Cayutaville
    • Logan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennettsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bennettsburg
      • From Locke to Bennettsburg
    • Hector
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <1>
    • Alpine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Odessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Watkins Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montour Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <1>
  • Seneca County
  • Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locke, with the one closest to Locke listed first.
    • West Groton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Lansing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lansing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Lansing
      • From Locke to East Lansing
    • Groton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peruville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peruville
      • From Locke to Peruville
    • Groton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Lake Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lake Ridge
      • From Locke to Lake Ridge
    • McLean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Myers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myers
      • From Locke to Myers
    • Freeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <1>
    • Willow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willow Creek
      • From Locke to Willow Creek
    • Lansing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locke, with the one closest to Locke listed first.
    • Dresden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Glenora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenora
      • From Locke to Glenora
    • Angus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Himrod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dundee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Seneca Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bellona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Locke ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locke.

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

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

  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edsall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edsall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edsall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edsall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edsall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edsall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Monaghan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monaghan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monaghan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stearns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (465 more) ...
    • Lickville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lickville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lickville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Venice Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Venice Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Venice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Genoa Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Locke had a population of 409 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • East Genoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Moravia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Groton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Venice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Venice
    • East Venice is located in Cayuga County
  • Summer Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dresserville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Genoa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <1>
  • East Lansing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
    • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Lansing
    • From Locke to East Lansing
  • Cascade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cascade
    • From Locke to Cascade
  • Groton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lansingville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
      • Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
    • Sempronius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Omro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Omro
      • From Locke to Omro

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Locke ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locke.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Locke. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Locke and those printed in the larger area surrounding Locke.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> of Locke.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Locke:

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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>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.
<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 Locke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Locke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6617, Longitude: -76.4305    









 

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