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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 Volney (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 Volney. 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 southeast 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 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.

Volney 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 Volney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Volney:

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Volney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Drakes Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Corner
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Fulton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Volney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • North Volney is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
    • Granby Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Mungers Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mungers Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers Corners
    • Vermilion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Hinmansville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • South Granby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Pennellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Minetto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowens Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Ira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • North Sterling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Victory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Cato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Fair Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Weedsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sennett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Port Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Throop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Ellisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mannsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Elpis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Camden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Wrights Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Little Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Lysander
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Baldwinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Plainville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brewerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Clay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Knolls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Van Buren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Van Buren is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Jacks Reef
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Volney, with the one closest to Volney listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Furnace Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Wolcott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • South Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Huron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • North Huron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron

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

Cemeteries Near Volney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Volney.

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 Volney - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Volney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Volney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sixteenth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilberts Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Southwest Palermo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Van Buren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palermo Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Granby Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roosevelt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sayles Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • North Volney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Whittemore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Volney had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ingalls Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
  • Fulton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Clifford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifford is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Granby Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
  • North Volney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Volney is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
  • South Scriba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Scriba is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scriba
  • South Granby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
  • Hinmansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
  • East Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Palermo is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
  • Vermilion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Seneca Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Seneca Hill is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Hill
    • Dexterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dexterville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
    • Bowens Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners

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

Newspapers Published in Volney ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Volney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Volney, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Volney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Volney:

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 Volney, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Volney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.