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 Mud Lock (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 Mud Lock. 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 hospitals 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.
Mud Lock is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.
Below are the counties that are near Mud Lock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mud Lock:
- Seneca County (The home county of Mud Lock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Seneca Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Canoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Border City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Romulus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ovid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kidders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Cayuga
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Union Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Throop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Port Byron
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Melrose Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Sennett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weedsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scipioville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cortland County
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 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 Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Mottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skaneateles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mandana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Halfway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Jacks Reef
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- 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
- Marcellus Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Marcellus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Dobbins Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Junius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Melvin Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Phelps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Clifton Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Bowens Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- South Granby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Hannibal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hinmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Granby Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Phoenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- Searsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- North Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- West Groton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Trumansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Myers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Taughannock Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- East Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Willow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Wolcott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mud Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- South Sodus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Red Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Angus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Bellona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Seneca Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Penn Yan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Himrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Keuka Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mud Lock, see our County-by-County Page for Mud Lock.
Cemeteries Near Mud Lock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mud Lock.
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 Mud Lock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mud Lock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Columbkille Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Restvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Traver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid Street Pioneers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cranebrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McArthur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mentz Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- Old Montezuma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tyre City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Mud Lock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mud Lock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mud Lock, with the one closest to Mud Lock listed first.
- Cayuga
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seneca Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tyre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Cayuga Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Junction is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Junction
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Canoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Throopsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Throopsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fox Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Throop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mud Lock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mud Lock.
Newspapers Published in Mud Lock ...
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 Mud Lock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mud Lock, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mud Lock.
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 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 Mud Lock:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Schuyler 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> | 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 Mud Lock, 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- Mud Lock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |