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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Watervale had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pompey Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Pompey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey
    • Pompey is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompey <3>
  • Oran
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Onondaga County
  • Manlius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jamesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
  • Rippleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cazenovia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
    • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <3>
  • LaFayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Collingwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
    • Collingwood is located in Onondaga County
  • Fabius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bingley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chittenango Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mycenae
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mycenae
    • From Watervale to Mycenae
  • De Witt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chittenango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
    • Chittenango is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <3>
  • Kirkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Onondaga Castle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onondaga Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onondaga Castle
    • Onondaga Castle is located in Onondaga County
  • Cardiff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Apulia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Apulia
    • From Watervale to Apulia
  • New Woodstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fenner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
    • Fenner is located in Madison County
  • East Syracuse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Apulia Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apulia Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia Station
    • Apulia Station is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apulia Station <3>
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Madison County
  • Perryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Perryville is located in Madison County
  • North Manlius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manlius
    • North Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Eastwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
  • Syracuse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>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 Watervale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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