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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 Noble Corner (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 Noble Corner. 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 Noble Corner ...

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 Noble Corner: Noble Cor. (or less commonly used: Noble Crn.)

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 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.

Noble Corner is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Noble Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • South Butler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Clyde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wayne Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Wolcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • South Sodus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • North Huron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Red Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Mud Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • Port Byron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Victory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Weedsport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cayuga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cato
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Victory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Throop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Ira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Cross Roads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Sennett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Lysander
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Mottville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Halfway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Memphis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skaneateles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Baldwinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marcellus Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • Thompson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • 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
    • Phelps
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Port Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clifton Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Castle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Billsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Flint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hopewell Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • Fairdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Granby Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • South Granby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Fulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Furniss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Hinmansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Southwest Oswego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Oswego Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • Phoenix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Minetto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • Tyre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Canoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Border City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Kuneytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • East Varick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Romulus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Corner, with the one closest to Noble Corner listed first.
    • Bellona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Angus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Dresden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Benton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Rushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Noble Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Noble Corner.

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 Noble Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wilsey Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunt Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lockpit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Herrington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Aurand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurand of Shepards Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler - Savannah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • White Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Clyde Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (426 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crusoe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Savannah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Clyde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marengo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Tyre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Fox Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Spring Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Butler Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Lock Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Conquest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Conquest is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • North Rose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayne Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Wolcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Noble Corner ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noble Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noble Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Noble Corner.

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 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 Noble Corner:

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 Noble Corner, 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- Noble Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.