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 Verona Beach (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 Verona Beach. 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 Verona Beach ...
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 Verona Beach: Verona Bch.
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 doctors and 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.
Verona Beach 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 Verona Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verona Beach:
- Oneida County (The home county of Verona Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Sylvan Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- McConnellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Agnes Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Blossvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Elpis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Cagwin Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Oneida Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sconondoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Herkimer County
- Norwich Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Leisher Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Osceola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- West Leyden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Michigan Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Constableville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Oneida Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Canastota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wampsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cottons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Kenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Chittenango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Tall Pines Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Eagle Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Minoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Manlius
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 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
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Brewerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Constantia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- West Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- West Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Kasoag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Mallory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caughdenoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verona Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Verona Beach.
Cemeteries Near Verona Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verona Beach.
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 Verona Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verona Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doxtater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitelaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Bradock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Verona Beach had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verona Beach, with the one closest to Verona Beach listed first.
- Sylvan Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Bay is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
- Oneida Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- North Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- State Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Bridge is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Bridge
- Higginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Whitelaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Durhamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Lakeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Canastota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Humaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verona Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verona Beach.
Newspapers Published in Verona Beach ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verona Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verona Beach, 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 Verona Beach.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Verona Beach:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Herkimer County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego 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 Verona Beach, 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- Verona Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |