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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 Stewart Corners (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 Stewart Corners. 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 Stewart Corners ...

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 Stewart Corners: Stewart Cors.

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

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Stewart Corners is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Stewart Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart Corners, with the one closest to Stewart Corners listed first.
    • Caughdenoy
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Pennellville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Phoenix
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Square
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hinmansville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Mallory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Mungers Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
    • Hastings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Granby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Drakes Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart Corners, with the one closest to Stewart Corners listed first.
    • Meridian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Cato
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sterling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • North Victory
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Sterling Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Victory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Weedsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sennett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Throop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis County
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart Corners, with the one closest to Stewart Corners listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Whitelaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Chittenango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sullivan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sulphur Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Oneida Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Canastota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Chittenango Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
    • Bingley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
    • Clockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wampsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart Corners, with the one closest to Stewart Corners listed first.
    • Elpis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • McConnellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Blossvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart Corners, with the one closest to Stewart Corners listed first.
    • Euclid
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Brewerton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrights Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Baldwinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Knolls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Village Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • North Syracuse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Lakeside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Liverpool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lysander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart Corners, with the one closest to Stewart Corners listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • South Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Furnace Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Wolcott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Stewart Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stewart Corners.

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 Stewart Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Caughdenoy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
  • Phoenix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinmansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
  • Euclid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Brewerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Central Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hastings Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
  • East Palermo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
  • Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingalls Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
  • Lamson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamson is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mallory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Volney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Volney is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Little Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica

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

Newspapers Published in Stewart Corners ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stewart Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stewart Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stewart Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stewart Corners:

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>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- Stewart Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Stewart Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.