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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 Syracuse (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 Syracuse. 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 Syracuse ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Syracuse: N. Syracuse

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 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.

North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near North Syracuse ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • North Syracuse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Syracuse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Syracuse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taft Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Collamer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collamer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collamer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cicero Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cicero Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cicero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liverpool Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • First Ward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Messina Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messina Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messina Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cicero Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cicero Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cicero Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (444 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Syracuse had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, North Syracuse had a population of 6,595 people.

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

  • Cicero
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <1>
  • Woodard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard
    • Woodard is located in Onondaga County
  • Liverpool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
  • Collamer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • Collamer is located in Onondaga County
  • Clay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Syracuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Cicero Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero Center
    • Cicero Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Euclid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
  • Lakeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lakeland
    • From North Syracuse to Lakeland
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Solvay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
      • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <1>
    • Stiles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Onondaga County
    • De Witt
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Syracuse. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Syracuse.

Newspapers Published in North Syracuse ...

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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Syracuse.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Syracuse, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Syracuse.

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 websites either 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 Syracuse:

The official website for North Syracuse: www.northsyracuse.org/

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Syracuse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Syracuse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Syracuse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1352, Longitude: -76.1298    









 

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