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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 Skaneateles Falls (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 Skaneateles Falls. 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 Skaneateles Falls ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Skaneateles Falls, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Skaneateles Falls may originally have been Skaneatele's Falls.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Skaneateles Falls might be written as Skaneatele Falls.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Skaneateles Falls is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Skaneateles Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • Mottville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Elbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <2>
    • Halfway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Skaneateles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
      • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <2>
    • Marcellus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marcellus Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcellus Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Jacks Reef
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Memphis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Camillus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camillus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camillus
      • Camillus is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camillus <2>
    • Rose Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Thorn Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • Sennett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Throop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
    • Weedsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Auburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
    • Port Byron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <2>
    • Niles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • Meridian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Austin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Cato
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Cross Roads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • Scott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • East Scott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Slab City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
    • East River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cortland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Bolivar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Cazenovia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Rippleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Madison County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • Thompson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • Dobbins Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • West Junius
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Billsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Phelps
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • South Granby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Granby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Hinmansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Phoenix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Sand Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • Fulton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Pennellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
    • Granby Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Hannibal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Caughdenoy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • Canoga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Tyre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kuneytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Waterloo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • East Varick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Romulus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Border City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Kidders
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Ovid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Interlaken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • North Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton City
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Lake Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • East Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Peruville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skaneateles Falls, with the one closest to Skaneateles Falls listed first.
    • South Butler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Clyde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Red Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Wolcott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Huron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Wayne Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • North Huron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Wayne County
    • South Sodus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Skaneateles Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skaneateles Falls.

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

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

  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mottville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mottville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mottville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shepard Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepard Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepard Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elbridge Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbridge Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbridge Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sennett Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sennett Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sennett Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordan Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Soule Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soule Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove 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.<5>

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

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

  • Mottville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Long Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
    • Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
  • Skaneateles Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles Junction
    • Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
  • Willow Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
  • Skaneateles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
    • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <2>
  • Halfway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
  • Elbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <2>
  • Sennett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Throop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Throop is located in Cayuga County
  • Marcellus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Marcellus Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcellus Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Weedsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Throopsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throopsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
      • Throopsville is located in Cayuga County

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

Newspapers Published in Skaneateles Falls ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skaneateles Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skaneateles Falls, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skaneateles Falls.

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 Skaneateles Falls:

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<5>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 Skaneateles Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Skaneateles Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skaneateles Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9931, Longitude: -76.4560       In this case, the coordinates for Skaneateles Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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