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 South Bay (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 South Bay. 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 South Bay ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Bay: S. Bay
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Bay. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Bay.
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 hospitals and 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.
South Bay is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near South Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bay:
- Madison County (The home county of South Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Oneida Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Canastota
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wampsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cottons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Kenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Chittenango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chenango County
- Otselic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Herkimer County
- Norwich Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Leisher Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- West Leyden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Sylvan Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Agnes Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Oneida Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sconondoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Cagwin Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- McConnellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Verona Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
- Blossvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elpis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Sherrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Tall Pines Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Kirkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Eagle Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Minoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manlius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- East Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- De Witt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Watervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Jamesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Constantia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- West Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Amboy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Central Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Caughdenoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Hastings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Bay, see our County-by-County Page for South Bay.
Cemeteries Near South Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bay.
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 South Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Whitelaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oneida Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doxtater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agatha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Canastota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65908 <2>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Bay had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Bay, with the one closest to South Bay listed first.
- Oneida Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Verona Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- State Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- State Bridge is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Bridge
- Sylvan Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Durhamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canastota
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Higginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- North Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- East Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
- Wampsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Lakeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Clockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bay.
Newspapers Published in South Bay ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bay, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Bay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 South Bay:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Herkimer County
- Lewis County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 South Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |