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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 Tylersville (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 Tylersville. 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 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.

Tylersville is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Tylersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylersville, with the one closest to Tylersville listed first.
    • East Rodman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Black River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Watertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calcium
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
      • Calcium is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <2>
    • Worth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
    • Deferiet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
      • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <2>
    • Great Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • West Carthage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Glen Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
      • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Adams Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brownville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alverson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverson
      • Alverson is located in Jefferson County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylersville, with the one closest to Tylersville listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <2>
    • New Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Rector
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Parkers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
      • Castorland is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <2>
    • Lowville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
      • Lowville is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <2>
    • West Martinsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Forest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Croghan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <2>
    • Watson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylersville, with the one closest to Tylersville listed first.
    • Lacona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Redfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Altmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <2>
    • Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tylersville, with the one closest to Tylersville listed first.
    • Wegatchie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Somerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Newspapers Published in Tylersville ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tylersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tylersville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tylersville.

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 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 Tylersville:

Cemeteries Near Tylersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tylersville.

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

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

  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
  • South Champion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Champion Cemetery
  • Rutland Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Hollow Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Cotes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotes Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Degel Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Israel Cemetery
    • Isham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isham Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview 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.<5>

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

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

  • East Rodman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
  • East Watertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
    • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Barnes Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
  • Copenhagen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <2>
  • Champion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Jefferson County
  • Rodman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <2>
  • New Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Lewis County
  • Black River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Watertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Felts Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
    • Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <2>
  • Rices
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices
    • Rices is located in Jefferson County
  • Adams Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Denmark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
    • Deer River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
      • Deer River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <2>

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tylersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tylersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9009, Longitude: -75.7994       In this case, the coordinates for Tylersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tylersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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