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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 Vorea (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 Vorea. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Oswego County     (The home county of Vorea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vorea, with the one closest to Vorea listed first.
    • Chateaugay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Smartville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Orwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Altmar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Redfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Pulaski
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kasoag
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Daysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • Daysville Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vorea, with the one closest to Vorea listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Worth Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Ellisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Adams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Belleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Adams Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lyon Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Jefferson Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • East Rodman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vorea, with the one closest to Vorea listed first.
    • Osceola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Barnes Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • New Boston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Parkers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Leisher Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Michigan Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Harrisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Mohawk Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Copenhagen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Martinsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Constableville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vorea, with the one closest to Vorea listed first.
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elpis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • McConnellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Point Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Jewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Ava
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Taberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Leisure Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Vienna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Humaston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vorea, with the one closest to Vorea listed first.
    • Brewerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Vorea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vorea.

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

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

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

  • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chateaugay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pekin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Richland Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stowell Drive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salmon River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salmon River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Pulaski.
      • The Salmon River Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pineville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986877 <2>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Orwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boylston Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
  • North Boylston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Boylston is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boylston
  • Greenboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
  • Lacona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ricard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ricard is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Redfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mannsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Winona is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kasoag
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Pierrepont Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Ontario
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Port Ontario is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ontario

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

Newspapers Published in Vorea ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vorea.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vorea, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vorea.

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 Vorea:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Vorea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Vorea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.