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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 Volney (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 Volney. 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 Volney ...

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 Volney: N. Volney

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 and hospitals 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 Volney is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near North Volney ...

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

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 Volney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • North Volney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Volney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Volney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sayles Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayles Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayles Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vermilion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vermilion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vermilion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wellwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palermo Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palermo Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palermo Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butterfly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butterfly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butterfly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Haven Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Haven Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittemore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittemore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Volney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southwest Palermo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwest Palermo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southwest Palermo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mexico Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexico Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mexico Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Worden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kingdom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Volney had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Vermilion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vermilion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vermilion
    • From North Volney to Vermilion
  • South Scriba
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Scriba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scriba
    • South Scriba is located in Oswego County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Oswego County
  • South New Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Haven
    • South New Haven is located in Oswego County
  • Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Palermo is located in Oswego County
  • New Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Oswego County
  • Volney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Oswego County
  • Mexico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
    • East Palermo is located in Oswego County
  • Lycoming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lycoming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycoming
    • Lycoming is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lycoming <2>
  • Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arthur
    • From North Volney to Arthur
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    • Scriba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lansing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Oswego County
    • Fulton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in North Volney ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Volney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Volney, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Volney.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Volney:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Volney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Volney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Volney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Volney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4137, Longitude: -76.3268       In this case, the coordinates for North Volney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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