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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 Oniontown (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 Oniontown. 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.

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.

Oniontown is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Oniontown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Whitelaw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Sullivan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Canastota
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Chittenango
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cottons
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Oneida Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Clockville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wampsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chittenango Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Otselic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Otselic Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Cummings Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • Crains Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • Truxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Preble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Osceola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • West Leyden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Jewell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Sylvan Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Oneida Castle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Vienna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Agnes Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
    • Elpis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Sherrill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • McConnellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Cagwin Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
    • Blackmans Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
    • Blossvale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mycenae
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Eagle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Minoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Fayetteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manlius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • East Syracuse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • De Witt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
    • Watervale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Jamesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oniontown, with the one closest to Oniontown listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Constantia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Gayville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Central Square
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Mallory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Caughdenoy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Sand Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Kasoag
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Hastings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Parish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Oniontown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oniontown.

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 Oniontown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Allis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitelaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oneida Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fyler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lenox Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith's Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Anguish Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (405 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Agatha Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agatha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Canastota.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65908 <2>
    • Kirkville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Oniontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oniontown.

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

  • East Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • East Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
  • Whitelaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
  • Lakeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeport is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Canastota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bay is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
  • Chittenango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cottons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Kirkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mycenae
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
  • Clockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wampsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Perryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Perryville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • State Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • State Bridge is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Bridge
    • Verona Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Oniontown ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oniontown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oniontown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oniontown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oniontown:

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 Oniontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Oniontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.