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 Tully (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 Tully. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Tully is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.
Below are the counties that are near Tully. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tully:
- Onondaga County (The home county of Tully)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Assembly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Apulia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Berwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Cardiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
- Fabius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Otisco Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Spafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Pompey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Log City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Killawog
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Lisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Manningville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Sempronius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Dresserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kelloggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Summer Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Niles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Montville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Omro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Locke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Otselic Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Pitcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Otselic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Beaver Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Kirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Cummings Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Truxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Crains Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- East River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- DeRuyter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Puckerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- New Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Rippleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Cazenovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bingley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Chittenango Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Chittenango
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Groton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Groton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McLean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peruville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- West Groton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Dryden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- East Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Lake Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tully, see our County-by-County Page for Tully.
Cemeteries Near Tully ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tully.
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 Tully - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tully covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Tully Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Cemetery
- The Tully Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tully United Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #534136 <2>
- Farr Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Leo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miles - Mighells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bromley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meeker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vesper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apulia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Rural Cemetery
- The Maplewood Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berwin Cemetery
- Berwyn Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
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 Tully had a population of 498 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tully had a population of 849 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tully, with the one closest to Tully listed first.
- Tully Lake Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tully Lake Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Lake Park
- Apulia Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Preble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Spafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Spafford
- Collingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Collingwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
- East Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Cardiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Fabius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
- Otisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Otisco Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Truxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keeney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tully. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tully.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tully ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tully.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tully. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tully and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tully.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Tully.
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 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 Tully:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Onondaga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Tompkins County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Tully, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tully) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |