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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 Spring Lake (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 Spring Lake. 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 Spring Lake ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Lake: Spring Lk.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Lake.

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 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.

Spring Lake is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

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

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Spring Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • Victory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Cato
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Port Byron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Weedsport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Ira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Sennett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Throop
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Fair Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cayuga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • Jordan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lysander
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Jacks Reef
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Elbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Memphis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Utica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Halfway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrights Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Baldwinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • Thompson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Dobbins Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Phelps
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Port Gibson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Clifton Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Billsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Seneca Castle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bowens Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Fairdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • South Granby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Granby Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Hinmansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoenix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Furniss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Southwest Oswego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Minetto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • Tyre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Border City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • East Varick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Romulus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • South Butler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Red Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wolcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • North Huron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Wayne Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Sodus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
    • Angus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Bellona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Lake.

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 Spring Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Conquest Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Butler - Savannah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Herrington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevens Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wilsey Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Victory Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • French Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (422 more) ...
    • Sprague Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Westbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Spring Lake had a population of 202 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Conquest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Conquest is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
  • South Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Fox Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Emerson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerson is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Savannah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Butler Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Westbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westbury is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Cato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Byron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
    • Former name for Port Byron:
    • Bucksville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
  • Meridian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Red Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Montezuma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Weedsport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Lake ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Lake, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Lake.

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 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 Spring Lake:

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 Spring Lake, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.