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 Weedsport (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 Weedsport. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Weedsport is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Weedsport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weedsport:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Weedsport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Port Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Sennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- North Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- East Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Preble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jacks Reef
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Mottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skaneateles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellus Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
- Marcellus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
- Lysander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Baldwinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Junius
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Dobbins Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Billsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Melvin Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Seneca Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Bowens Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- South Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Hinmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
- Hannibal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Phoenix
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Granby Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
- Pennellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Caughdenoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
- Furniss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Tyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Seneca Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Border City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Romulus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kidders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Ovid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- North Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- South Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Butler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
- Red Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolcott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- North Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wayne Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- South Sodus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Mud Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Fairville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Angus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Bellona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weedsport, see our County-by-County Page for Weedsport.
Cemeteries Near Weedsport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weedsport.
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 Weedsport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weedsport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- God's Acre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lamphere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weedsport Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Helmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dixon - Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Throop.
- The Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sittset Cemetery
- Sitzer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238128 <3>
- Crim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Port Byron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Wethy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Weedsport had a population of 1,580 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Weedsport had a population of 1,683 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weedsport, with the one closest to Weedsport listed first.
- Port Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Sennett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Throopsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Throopsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throopsville
- Skaneateles Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skaneateles Junction is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles Junction
- Elbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conquest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conquest is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Long Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Jacks Reef
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weedsport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weedsport.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Weedsport ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weedsport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Weedsport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Weedsport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Weedsport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> of Weedsport.
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 helpful 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 Weedsport:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne County
- Yates 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weedsport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Weedsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |