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 Osceola (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 Osceola. 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 Osceola ...
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 Osceola: N. Osceola
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Osceola is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near North Osceola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Osceola:
- Lewis County (The home county of North Osceola)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Michigan Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Leisher Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Parkers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Mohawk Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Rector
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Constableville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Leyden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Collinsville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- Worth Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Worth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Lorraine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lyon Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
- West Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 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 North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- Ava
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Redmond Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Taberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blossvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Elpis
(20 miles [32.2 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 south)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Humaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kasoag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Chateaugay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Smartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Orwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Altmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Albion Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Albion Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- West Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Lacona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dugway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Sandy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Osceola, see our County-by-County Page for North Osceola.
Cemeteries Near North Osceola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Osceola.
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 Osceola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Osceola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- Salmon River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swancott Mill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phelps Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Chateaugay Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pekin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find North Osceola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Osceola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Osceola, with the one closest to North Osceola listed first.
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Greenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenboro is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
- Ricard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ricard is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
- Parkers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Kasoag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Mohawk Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Rector
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Worth Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Leyden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Constableville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boylston Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Osceola. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Osceola.
Newspapers Published in North Osceola ...
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 North Osceola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Osceola, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Osceola.
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 Osceola:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Oswego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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- North Osceola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Osceola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |