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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 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 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.

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 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.

Osceola is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Osceola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

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

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

  • Salmon River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swancott Mill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greely Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grilley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whiffin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiffin 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Osceola had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Oneida County
  • Redfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <2>
  • Ricard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
    • Ricard is located in Oswego County
  • Kasoag
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasoag have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
  • Glenmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Oneida County
  • Point Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mohawk Hill
    • From Osceola to Mohawk Hill
  • Greenboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
    • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
  • Ava
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Leyden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Hooker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lewis County
    • Amboy Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
      • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
    • Taberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osceola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osceola, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 Osceola:

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osceola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osceola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5002, Longitude: -75.7220    
<6>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 Osceola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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