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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 North Church 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 North Church 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 North Church 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Church Corner: N. Church Cor. (or less commonly used: N. Church 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of North Church Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Church Corner, with the one closest to North Church Corner listed first.
    • Texas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Texas is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Arthur
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Daysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • Daysville Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
    • Mexico
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Prattham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Graftons Square
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Pulaski
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Mungers Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
    • North Volney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Volney is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
    • Dugway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Church Corner, with the one closest to North Church Corner listed first.
    • North Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Ira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Fair Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Victory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Cato
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Meridian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Church Corner, with the one closest to North Church Corner listed first.
    • Ellisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mannsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Jefferson Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Belleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Henderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Adams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Lyon Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Worth Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Adams Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Worth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Church Corner, with the one closest to North Church Corner listed first.
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Barnes Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
  • Madison County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Church Corner, with the one closest to North Church Corner listed first.
    • Elpis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Church Corner, with the one closest to North Church Corner listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wrights Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Little Utica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Clay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Jacksonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lysander
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Baldwinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • North Syracuse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Seneca Knolls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Village Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Plainville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • Red Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near North Church Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Church 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 North Church Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Arthur Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Parker - Ramsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mexico Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mexico Primitive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Daysville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Butterfly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Haven Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermilion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maple View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brown's Landing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Wellwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Volney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Arthur
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Texas
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Texas is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Daysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
  • Mexico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Haven is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • Prattham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Prattham is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
  • Port Ontario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ontario is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ontario
  • South New Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South New Haven is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Haven
  • Vermilion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Colosse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colosse is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
  • Pulaski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Volney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Volney is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lycoming
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clifford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Clifford is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Parish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in North Church 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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Church Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Church Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Church Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Church 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 North Church Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Church Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.