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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 Shores (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 Shores. 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 Shores ...

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 Shores: Noble Shrs.

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.

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

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Noble Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Shores, with the one closest to Noble Shores listed first.
    • Redfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chateaugay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Kasoag
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Altmar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Orwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Smartville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Richland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Albion Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Lacona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • Sandy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Pulaski
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Shores, with the one closest to Noble Shores listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Mannsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Worth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Ellisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Belleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Adams Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • East Rodman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Jefferson Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Lyon Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Shores, with the one closest to Noble Shores listed first.
    • Osceola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Michigan Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Parkers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • New Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Barnes Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Mohawk Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • West Leyden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Constableville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • West Martinsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Harrisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Martinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Shores, with the one closest to Noble Shores listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Oneida Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Whitelaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Shores, with the one closest to Noble Shores listed first.
    • Camden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elpis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • McConnellsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Point Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Ava
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Brookfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Leisure Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Vienna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Humaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Noble Shores, with the one closest to Noble Shores listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • North Syracuse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people

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

Cemeteries Near Noble Shores ...

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

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 Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chateaugay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pekin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Happy Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williamstown Cemetery
      • Williamstown Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64502 <2>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Noble Shores.

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

  • Redfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ricard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ricard is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
  • Kasoag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
  • Greenboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
  • Orwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Williamstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Osceola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Boylston Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
  • Dugway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • North Boylston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Boylston is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boylston
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lacona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Amboy Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center

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

Newspapers Published in Noble Shores ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Noble Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Noble Shores, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Noble Shores.

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 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 Shores:

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 Shores, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Noble Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.