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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 Thompsons 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 Thompsons 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 Thompsons 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Thompsons Corner: Thompsons Cor. (or less commonly used: Thompsons Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Thompsons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Thompsons Corner may originally have been Thompson's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Thompsons Corner might be written as Thompson Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Thompsons Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompsons Corner.
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.
Thompsons Corner is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Thompsons Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompsons Corner:
- Oneida County (The home county of Thompsons Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Elpis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- McConnellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Blossvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Humaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Leisure Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Agnes Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- West Leyden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Michigan Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Constableville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Port Leyden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Oneida Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canastota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wampsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Sullivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Chittenango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cottons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Kenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Tall Pines Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Kirkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Minoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brewerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- East Syracuse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Eastwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Lyncourt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- West Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Constantia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Kasoag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- West Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Redfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mallory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Central Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Albion Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Altmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dugway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompsons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Thompsons Corner.
Cemeteries Near Thompsons Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompsons 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.
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 Thompsons Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompsons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Thompsons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompsons Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompsons Corner, with the one closest to Thompsons Corner listed first.
- Elpis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- McConnellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blossvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Verona Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Constantia Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Constantia Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantia Center
- Bernhards Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Humaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Glenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- South Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Bay is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompsons Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompsons Corner.
Newspapers Published in Thompsons 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompsons Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompsons Corner, 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 Thompsons Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Thompsons Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Thompsons Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompsons Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |