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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 Youngs (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 Youngs. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Youngs is located in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

Below are the counties that are near Youngs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Youngs:

  • Onondaga County     (The home county of Youngs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.
    • Clay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brewerton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Euclid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • North Syracuse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Liverpool
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mattydale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Galeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Galeville is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
    • Lyncourt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeland is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Seneca Knolls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Seneca Knolls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Knolls
    • Village Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Baldwinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.
    • Meridian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Cato
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Weedsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sennett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • North Victory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • North Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
  • Lewis County
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Chittenango
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitelaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Sullivan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sulphur Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Canastota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oneida Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Chittenango Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
    • Cottons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Bingley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bingley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
    • Cazenovia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.
    • Elpis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Jewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • North Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Sylvan Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Camden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vienna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • McConnellsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Blossvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Agnes Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
    • Humaston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Leisure Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Oneida Castle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.
    • Caughdenoy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Sand Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Central Square
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Phoenix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Pennellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Constantia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mallory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hinmansville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Gayville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • Hastings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nicholsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs, with the one closest to Youngs listed first.
    • Red Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Butler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler

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

Cemeteries Near Youngs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Youngs.

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

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

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

  • Pine Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cicero Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fancher Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shepards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Caughdenoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Syracuse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cicero Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toad Harbor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (426 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Belgium Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Clay
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Euclid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Brewerton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cicero
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodard is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard
  • Caughdenoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
  • North Syracuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Central Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cicero Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cicero Center is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero Center
  • Phoenix
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liverpool
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Monroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Hastings Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hastings Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Center
    • Baldwinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stiles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stiles is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles

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

Newspapers Published in Youngs ...

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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Youngs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Youngs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Youngs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Youngs:

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 Youngs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Youngs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.