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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 Nicholsville (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 Nicholsville. 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 and doctors 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.

Nicholsville is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Nicholsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nicholsville.

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

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

  • Ingersoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingersoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingersoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Constantia Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constantia Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Constantia Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toad Harbor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toad Harbor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toad Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Terpenning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terpenning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terpenning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (373 more) ...
    • Temple Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Amboy Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amboy Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amboy Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deyo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deyo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deyo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

While we didn't find Nicholsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nicholsville.

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

  • Constantia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bernhards Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernhards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernhards Bay
    • Bernhards Bay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernhards Bay <1>
  • Constantia Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantia Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantia Center
    • Constantia Center is located in Oswego County
  • Gayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
  • North Constantia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Constantia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
    • North Constantia is located in Oswego County
  • West Monroe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Amboy Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
    • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
  • Cicero Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero Center
    • Cicero Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Elpis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elpis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Elpis is located in Oneida County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elpis
    • From Nicholsville to Elpis
  • West Amboy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Nicholsville ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicholsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nicholsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nicholsville.

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 Nicholsville:

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Nicholsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nicholsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nicholsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2732, Longitude: -75.9637    









 

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