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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 Lysander (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 Lysander. 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 hospitals 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.

Lysander is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Lysander)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lysander, with the one closest to Lysander listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Little Utica
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wrights Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baldwinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Knolls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
    • Van Buren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
    • Warners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <1>
    • Euclid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lysander, with the one closest to Lysander listed first.
    • Meridian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Ira
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cato
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Weedsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • North Sterling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Byron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sennett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Throop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lysander, with the one closest to Lysander listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
  • Ontario County
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
  • Oswego County
  • Seneca County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lysander, with the one closest to Lysander listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • South Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wolcott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Huron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • North Huron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clyde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wayne Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sodus Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • South Sodus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sodus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lysander ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lysander.

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

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

  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lysander Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lysander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lysander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marble Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainville Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hortontown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hortontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hortontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meridian Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mosher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dutton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...
    • Adams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kingdom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chase Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 Lysander had a population of 305 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Little Utica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Floridaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floridaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
    • Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
  • Plainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
  • Meridian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Lamson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
    • Lamson is located in Onondaga County
  • Bowens Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Granby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Hannibal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hannibal
    • South Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Ira
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Hinmansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Corners
    • Bethel Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jacks Reef
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baldwinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hannibal Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
      • Hannibal Center 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 Lysander. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lysander.

Newspapers Published in Lysander ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lysander.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lysander, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lysander.

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 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 Lysander:

The official website for Lysander: www.townoflysander.org/

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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 Lysander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lysander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lysander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2066, Longitude: -76.4589    









 

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