Do you know of Onondaga ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Onondaga. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Onondaga.<1>

Our sources for Onondaga (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Onondaga other than they indicate that Onondaga would be found somewhere in Onondaga County, New York.

Communities Also Named Onondaga ...

We found two communities that share the name Onondaga.

Within New York, the name Onondaga is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Ingham County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Onondaga [Ingham County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Onondaga.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Onondaga ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Onondaga:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Onondaga - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Onondaga.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/54947   (Place Name: Onondaga (Onondaga Hill))

County: Onondaga     (FIPS State/County: 36/067)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Onondaga) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Onondaga County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Onondaga County.