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 Lansing (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 Lansing. 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 Lansing ...
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 Lansing: S. Lansing
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Lansing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Lansing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
South Lansing is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near South Lansing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Lansing:
- Tompkins County (The home county of South Lansing)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Myers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- East Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Cayuga Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- North Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- West Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Taughannock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- East Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Killawog
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manningville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Lisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- East Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Locke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwaters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Summer Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Moravia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ledyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Montville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Dresserville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Poplar Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Willets
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Van Etten
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Pine Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horseheads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Munsons Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Harford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Lapeer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- McGraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Spafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Mandana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Otisco Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Assembly Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Thorn Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Amber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Otisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Tully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Skaneateles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apulia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Cardiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Ontario County
- Billsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Perry City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Cayutaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Bennettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Kidders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Seneca Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- North Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Candor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Candor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- West Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Hamar Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Ketchumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Lockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Glenora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Himrod
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Angus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bellona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Yan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keuka Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Lansing, see our County-by-County Page for South Lansing.
Cemeteries Near South Lansing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Lansing.
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 Lansing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Lansing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanterman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Lansing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lansingville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 South Lansing had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Lansing, with the one closest to South Lansing listed first.
- Asbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ludlowville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
- Myers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- East Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- McKinneys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinneys is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneys
- West Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden
- Lansingville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- West Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- North Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Taughannock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Lansing. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Lansing.
Newspapers Published in South Lansing ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lansing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Lansing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Lansing.
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 South Lansing:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tompkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tioga County
- Yates 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 Lansing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Lansing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |