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 Upson Corners (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 Upson Corners. 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 Upson Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Upson Corners: Upson Cors.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Upson Corners is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.
Below are the counties that are near Upson Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upson Corners:
- Oswego County (The home county of Upson Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Mungers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drakes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graftons Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
- North Volney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Volney is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
- Caughdenoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Central Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mallory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Ira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- North Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Cato
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Victory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Victory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Fair Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weedsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sennett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Mannsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Jefferson Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lorraine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Whitelaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Chittenango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Oneida Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Canastota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Elpis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- McConnellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Sylvan Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blossvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Brewerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Little Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Baldwinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lysander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- North Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Seneca Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
- Village Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Village Green is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Red Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upson Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Upson Corners.
Cemeteries Near Upson Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upson Corners.
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 Upson Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upson Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- Upsons Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palermo Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Southwest Palermo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roosevelt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sayles Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilberts Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Pennellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennellville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pennellville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65611 <2>
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Upson Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upson Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upson Corners, with the one closest to Upson Corners listed first.
- East Palermo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Palermo is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- Palermo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Hastings Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
- Morse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colosse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colosse
- Volney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Volney is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Caughdenoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Central Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mallory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little France
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little France is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upson Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upson Corners.
Newspapers Published in Upson Corners ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upson Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upson Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upson Corners.
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 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 Upson Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oswego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Wayne 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 Upson Corners, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upson Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |