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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 Solon (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 Solon. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Solon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solon.

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

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGraw Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McGrawville Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freetown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cheningo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheningo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheningo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blodgett Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Holmes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Taylor Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Potter Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Solon had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Freetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
    • East Freetown is located in Cortland County
  • Taylor Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Valley
    • Taylor Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Taylor Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
    • Taylor Center is located in Cortland County
  • Cheningo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheningo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheningo
    • Cheningo is located in Cortland County
  • Blodgett Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blodgett Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Mills
    • Blodgett Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blodgett Mills <2>
  • Freetown Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
    • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Cortland County
  • East Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East River
    • From Solon to East River
  • Texas Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
    • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Cincinnatus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cincinnatus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnatus
    • Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnatus <2>
  • Pitcher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
    • Pitcher is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitcher <2>
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solon.

Newspapers Published in Solon ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solon, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Solon.

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 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 Solon:

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Solon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Solon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Solon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5970, Longitude: -76.0165       In this case, the coordinates for Solon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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