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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 North Boylston (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 North Boylston. 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 North Boylston ...

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 North Boylston: N. Boylston

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of North Boylston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Boylston, with the one closest to North Boylston listed first.
    • Smartville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Lacona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Orwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pulaski
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Altmar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Albion Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Redfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Daysville Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
    • Daysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • Dugway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Boylston, with the one closest to North Boylston listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Worth Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Belleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Lyon Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Adams Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • East Rodman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Henderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Boylston, with the one closest to North Boylston listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • New Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Parkers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Osceola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Michigan Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Copenhagen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Leisher Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • West Martinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Lowville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Briggs Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Boylston, with the one closest to North Boylston listed first.
    • Camden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elpis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis

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

Cemeteries Near North Boylston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Boylston.

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 North Boylston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Phelps Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scripture Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Randall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Boylston had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Boylston Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
  • Winona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Winona is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Mannsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierrepont Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
  • Lorraine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ellisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Worth Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Belleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville

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

Newspapers Published in North Boylston ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Boylston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Boylston, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Boylston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 North Boylston:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Boylston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 North Boylston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.