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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Scott (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 Scott. 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.

Scott is located in Cortland 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 Cortland County: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Madison, Onondaga, Tioga & Tompkins.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Scott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scott.

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

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

  • Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Day Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Searles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Brook Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sempronius Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sempronius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sempronius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bromley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bromley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bromley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scott had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Scott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Scott
    • From Scott to East Scott
  • South Spafford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spafford
    • South Spafford is located in Onondaga County
  • Glen Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Sempronius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dresserville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little York
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Preble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spafford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
    • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spafford
    • From Scott to Spafford
  • Tully Lake Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Lake Park
    • Tully Lake Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Otisco Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Summer Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Homer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • New Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelloggsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Groton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scott ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scott.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scott. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scott and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scott.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> of Scott.

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 websites either 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 Scott:

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>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 Scott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Scott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7295, Longitude: -76.2435