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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 Swift Corner (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 Swift Corner. 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 Swift Corner ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Swift Corner: Swift Cor. (or less commonly used: Swift Crn.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Swift Corner is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

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

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Swift Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Berwyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
    • Log City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Apulia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Fabius
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • LaFayette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
      • LaFayette has also been known as:
      • LaFayette Square
      • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <3>
    • Delphi Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Watervale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Tully
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Tully is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <3>
    • Cardiff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Sentinel Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
      • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
    • Assembly Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Indian Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Sempronius
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Kelloggsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Dresserville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Niles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • Montville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • Omro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Moravia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Locke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Otselic Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Otselic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
    • Smyrna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
    • Sherburne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Cummings Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • Crains Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Preble
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • East Scott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Scott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Madison County
    • New Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Rippleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
    • Cazenovia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <3>
    • Puckerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • DeRuyter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Bingley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
    • Chittenango Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Chittenango
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Bolivar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
    • Sullivan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Oneida Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
    • Sherrill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
    • Sylvan Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
    • Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
    • Oriskany Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
      • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <3>
    • Elpis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elpis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
    • Agnes Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Vienna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
    • Constantia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicholsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • Sand Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • West Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Phoenix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caughdenoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
    • Central Square
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
      • Central Square is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <3>
    • Gayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Hinmansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swift Corner, with the one closest to Swift Corner listed first.
    • Groton City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McLean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peruville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Dryden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
    • Freeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
    • North Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County

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

Cemeteries Near Swift Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swift Corner.

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

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

  • Maplewood Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Rural Cemetery
    • The Maplewood Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Berwin Cemetery
    • Berwyn Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
  • Apulia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apulia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apulia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pompey Hill RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pompey Hill RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pompey Hill RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pompey Hill Protestant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pompey Hill Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pompey Hill Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spoor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spoor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spoor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherman Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meeker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fabius Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fabius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fabius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Block Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Block Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Block Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houghtaling - Bush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghtaling - Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghtaling - Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (452 more) ...
    • Bush Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Miles - Mighells Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles - Mighells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles - Mighells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stockham Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockham Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockham Hill 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.<4>

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

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

  • Pompey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey
    • Pompey is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompey <3>
  • Collingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
    • Collingwood is located in Onondaga County
  • Apulia Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apulia Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia Station
    • Apulia Station is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apulia Station <3>
  • Apulia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
  • Fabius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • LaFayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
    • LaFayette has also been known as:
    • LaFayette Square
    • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <3>
  • Pompey Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Tully
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
    • Tully is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <3>
  • Keeney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
    • Keeney is located in Cortland County
  • Watervale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
  • Cardiff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
  • Tully Lake Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Lake Park
    • Tully Lake Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jamesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Rippleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County

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

Newspapers Published in Swift Corner ...

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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swift Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swift Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swift Corner.

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 Swift Corner:

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Swift Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Swift Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swift Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8665, Longitude: -76.0285       In this case, the coordinates for Swift Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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