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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 Morton Corners (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 Morton Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Morton Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Morton Corners: Morton Cors.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Morton Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morton Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Morton Corners 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 Morton Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morton Corners:

  • Tompkins County     (The home county of Morton Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Groton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Groton City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
    • Peruville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
    • McLean
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Groton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
    • Freeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Lansing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
    • Dryden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Lansing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • Lansing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Myers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • Cayuga Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Killawog
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manningville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
    • Lisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Lisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
    • Whitney Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Aubrey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Triangle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Summer Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • Locke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dresserville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
    • Montville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Moravia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Genoa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
    • Sempronius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Kelloggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
    • Cascade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • New Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Omro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
    • Atwaters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
  • Chemung County
    • Van Etten
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Pitcher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Otselic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Smithville Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Munsons Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
    • Cortland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Homer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Pratt Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • Scott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • East River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East Scott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • Little York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • McGraw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • East Homer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • Preble
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Puckerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • New Woodstock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Spafford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
    • Otisco Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
    • Assembly Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
    • Mandana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Tully
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Amber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Amber is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Otisco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
    • Thorn Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Rose Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Apulia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Cardiff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • LaFayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette has also been known as:
      • LaFayette Square
      • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Perry City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Searsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Mecklenburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
    • Logan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Bennettsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Burdett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Catharine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Odessa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montour Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Kidders
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
    • Interlaken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • 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
    • Lodi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Canoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Romulus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton Corners, with the one closest to Morton Corners listed first.
    • Candor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • North Spencer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
    • West Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
    • Ketchumville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Newark Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • West Candor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
    • Spencer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hamar Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
    • Weltonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
  • Yates County
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora

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

Cemeteries Near Morton Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morton Corners.

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 Morton Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morton Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Groton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • East Groton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peruville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McLean Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monaghan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cobb Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lickville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (454 more) ...
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edsall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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 Morton Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morton Corners.

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

  • Groton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Summer Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato
  • Peruville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
  • Groton City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
  • McLean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Groton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
  • East Lansing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • West Dryden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden
  • Freeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Cortland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Cortland is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
  • Locke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dryden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Dresserville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
    • North Lansing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway

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

Newspapers Published in Morton Corners ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morton Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morton Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morton Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Morton Corners:

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 Morton Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Morton Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.