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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 Phoenix (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 Phoenix. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Phoenix 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 Phoenix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phoenix:

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Phoenix)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
    • Ira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Cato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <1>
    • North Victory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Victory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • North Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weedsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
      • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <1>
    • Sennett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Throop
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Bolivar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
      • Chittenango is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <1>
    • Sullivan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitelaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitelaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitelaw
      • From Phoenix to Whitelaw
    • Sulphur Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canastota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oneida Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chittenango Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bingley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cazenovia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <1>
    • Clockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
    • Elpis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elpis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elpis
      • From Phoenix to Elpis
    • Jewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sylvan Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • McConnellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Vienna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vienna
      • From Phoenix to Vienna
  • Onondaga County
  • Seneca County
    • Tyre
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyre
      • From Phoenix to Tyre
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
      • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <1>
    • South Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wolcott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Huron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • North Huron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Huron
      • From Phoenix to North Huron
    • Clyde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Phoenix ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phoenix.

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

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

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 in 1895, Phoenix had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Phoenix had a population of 2,225 people.

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

  • Hinmansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
    • Lamson is located in Onondaga County
  • Little Utica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Baldwinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Euclid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingalls Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caughdenoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Granby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lysander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Plainville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
  • Van Buren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stiles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Volney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Oswego County
    • Woodard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Phoenix ...

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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phoenix.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Phoenix. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Phoenix and those printed in the larger area surrounding Phoenix.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> of Phoenix.

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 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 Phoenix:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phoenix. 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>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>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- Phoenix) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phoenix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2310, Longitude: -76.3001    
<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 Phoenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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