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 Montezuma (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 Montezuma. 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 and 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.
Montezuma 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 Montezuma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montezuma:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Montezuma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Port Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Weedsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Melrose Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Union Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland County
- Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skaneateles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Jacks Reef
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Plainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Marcellus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lysander
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Mandana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Dobbins Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- West Junius
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Billsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Melvin Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Seneca Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Clifton Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Bowens Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Hannibal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Granby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Fairdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Granby Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Hinmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Ingalls Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Southwest Oswego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Pennellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Tyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Seneca Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Border City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- East Varick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Romulus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ovid
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Willard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kidders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- North Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- West Groton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- South Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wolcott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- South Sodus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- North Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Mud Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Angus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Bellona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Seneca Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Penn Yan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montezuma, see our County-by-County Page for Montezuma.
Cemeteries Near Montezuma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montezuma.
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 Montezuma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montezuma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Montezuma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Montezuma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mentz Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McArthur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wethy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Crusoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranebrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montezuma had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
- Fosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fox Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Port Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Savannah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Throopsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Throopsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Weedsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Seneca Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sennett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conquest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conquest is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montezuma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montezuma.
Newspapers Published in Montezuma ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montezuma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montezuma, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montezuma.
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 Montezuma:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca 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> | 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 Montezuma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montezuma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |