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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 Pump Corners (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 Pump Corners. 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 Pump Corners ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pump Corners: Pump Cors.

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 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.

Pump Corners is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

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

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Pump Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • Weedsport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sennett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Port Byron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Cato
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Throop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Victory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Melrose Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
    • North Victory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Oakwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Cayuga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Cummings Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • East Scott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • Preble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Slab City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • Jordan
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacks Reef
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Memphis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Warners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
    • Lysander
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Marcellus Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
    • Marcellus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Skaneateles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • Thompson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Dobbins Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • West Junius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Billsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Melvin Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • South Granby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Bowens Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Hinmansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Phoenix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Hannibal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Granby Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Pennellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Caughdenoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Drakes Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • Tyre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Waterloo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Varick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Border City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Romulus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kidders
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pump Corners, with the one closest to Pump Corners listed first.
    • South Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Red Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wolcott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • North Huron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Wayne Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Lyons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • South Sodus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills

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

Cemeteries Near Pump Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pump Corners.

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 Pump Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wilson Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meech Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jordan Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Weedsport Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Helmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crosman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whiting Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • God's Acre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (480 more) ...
    • Lamphere Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Pump Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pump Corners.

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

  • Jordan
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Weedsport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Skaneateles Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles Junction
  • Jacks Reef
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
  • Sennett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Port Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
    • Former name for Port Byron:
    • Bucksville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
  • Halfway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Memphis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Emerson is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Throop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Willow Glen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

Newspapers Published in Pump Corners ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pump Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pump Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pump Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pump Corners:

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>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 Pump Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pump Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.