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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 Sullivan (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 Sullivan. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Sullivan is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sullivan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sullivan.

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

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anguish Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anguish Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anguish Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perryville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perryville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cranson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agatha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lenox Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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    • Fyler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fyler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mycenae Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mycenae Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mycenae Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Southwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southwell 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>

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

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

  • Chittenango
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
    • Chittenango is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <2>
  • East Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
    • East Boston is located in Madison County
  • Cottons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Perryville is located in Madison County
  • Mycenae
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mycenae
    • From Sullivan to Mycenae
  • Chittenango Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Canastota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kirkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
    • Lakeport is located in Madison County
  • Oran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Onondaga County
  • Bingley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fenner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
      • Fenner is located in Madison County
    • Whitelaw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitelaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitelaw
      • From Sullivan to Whitelaw
    • Fayetteville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Sullivan ...

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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sullivan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sullivan, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sullivan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sullivan:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.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 Sullivan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sullivan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sullivan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0544, Longitude: -75.8464    









 

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