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 Union (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 Union. 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 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 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.
Union is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union:
- Madison County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- New Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Rippleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Cazenovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Puckerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Bingley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- DeRuyter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Chittenango Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- West Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chittenango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peterboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Sempronius
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kelloggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Dresserville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Niles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Summer Hill
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Montville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Omro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Moravia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 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 Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Otselic Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Otselic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- South Otselic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Pitcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Norwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Crains Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Truxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Preble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- East Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Solon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- East River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Oneida Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Sconondoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Sherrill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oriskany Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Sylvan Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sangerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Agnes Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Cagwin Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Delphi Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pompey Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Fabius
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pompey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Log City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Watervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Berwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Apulia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Eagle Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Manlius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Constantia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Gayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Groton City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- McLean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union, see our County-by-County Page for Union.
Cemeteries Near Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union.
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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Delphi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stockham Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pease Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Block Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merchant Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant Smith Cemetery
- The Merchant Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merchant Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Burdick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Fabius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Union in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- New Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Rippleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Cazenovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pompey Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Fabius
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keeney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keeney is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Erieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pompey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oran is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- DeRuyter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Bingley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Watervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Apulia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Fenner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union.
Newspapers Published in Union ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Union:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego 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> | 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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |