Place:Oswego, New York, United States

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Fairview Cemetery
Volney Center Cemetery
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Albion Center
Albion
Altmar
Amboy Center
Amboy
Arthur
Bardeen Corners
Beecherville
Bernhards Bay
Bethel Corners
Big Bay
Bowen Corners
Bowens Corners
Boylston Center
Boylston
Bundy Crossing
Cains Corners
Carley Mills
Carterville
Catfish Corners
Caughdenoy
Center
Centerville
Central Square
Chateaugay
Clark Corners
Cleveland
Clifford
Colosse
Constantia Center
Constantia
Cribbs Corner
Daysville Corner
Daysville
Demster Beach
Demster
Dexterville
Drakes Corner
Dugway
Dutch Settlement
Dutcherville
East Amboy
East Boylston
East Palermo
Fairdale
Farmers Corner
Fernwood
Fort Ontario
Fruit Valley
Fulton
Furniss
Gayville
Gilbert Mills
Graftons Square
Granby Center
Granby
Greenboro
Gulf Bridge
Hammonds Corner
Hannibal (town)
Hannibal Center
Hannibal
Happy Valley
Hastings Center
Hastings
Hickory Grove
Hinmansville
Howardville
Ingalls Crossing
Jones Corners
Kasoag
Kraus Landing
Lacona
Lakeview
Lansing
Lewis Corners
Little America
Little France
Loomis Corner
Lycoming
Mallory
Maple Hill
Maple View
Mexico (town)
Mexico
Minetto
Morse
Mount Pleasant
Mud Hill
Mud Settlement
Mungers Corners
New Centreville
New Haven
New Scriba
Nicholsville
Noble Shores
North Amboy
North Boylston
North Church Corner
North Constantia
North Hannibal
North Scriba
North Volney
Orwell
Oswego (town)
Oswego Beach
Oswego Center
Oswego
Otto Mills
Palermo
Panther Lake
Parish
Peat Corners
Pekin
Pember Corners
Pennellville
Phoenix
Pine Meadows
Pineville
Plantz Corners
Pleasant Point Crossing
Port Ontario
Prattham
Pulaski
Rainbow Shores
Ramona Beach
Red Mill
Redfield
Ricard
Richland
Roosevelt Corners
Russ Mills
Sala
Sandy Creek (town)
Sandy Creek
Sandy Pond
Schroeppel
Scriba
Selkirk
Seneca Hill
Shore Oaks
Smartville
South Granby
South Hannibal
South New Haven
South Scriba
Southwest Oswego
Stewart Corners
Stillwater
Suttons Corner
Texas
The Elms
Tinker Tavern Corner
Toad Harbor
Tylers Corner
Union Settlement
Upson Corners
Vermilion
Volney
Vorea
Walker
Wellwood
West Amboy
West Monroe
Whig Hill
Williamstown
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Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at which the Oswego River feeds into Lake Ontario at the northern edge of the county in the city of Oswego.

Oswego County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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When counties were established in the British colony of New York in 1683, the present Oswego County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of what is now New York state as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County in the British colony, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River. The area then designated as Tryon County now includes 37 counties of New York State. The county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.

In the years prior to 1776, most of the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to Canada. In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County to honor the general, Richard Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of the hated British governor.

In 1789, the size of Montgomery County was reduced by the splitting off of Ontario County from Montgomery. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne counties.

Oswego County was partly in Macomb's Purchase of 1791.

In 1791, Herkimer County was one of three counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Otsego, and Tioga County). This was much larger than the present county, however, and was reduced by a number of subsequent splits.

In 1794, Onondaga County was created from a part of Herkimer County. This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego counties.

In 1798, Oneida County was created from a part of Herkimer County. This county was larger than the current Oneida County, including the present Jefferson, Lewis, and part of Oswego counties.

In 1805, Oneida County was reduced in size by the splitting off of Jefferson and Lewis counties.

In 1816, Oswego County was created as New York State's 48th county from parts of Oneida and Onondaga counties.

In 1841, businessmen in Oswego attempted to divide Oswego County into two counties. They failed to persuade the State to do so, however. Occasionally, the topic still comes up today by dividing the county into an east part and a west part, with the east portion being renamed "Salmon County".

At various times, beginning in 1847 and as late as 1975, attempts were made to move the county seat to the Village of Mexico. However, none of these attempts succeeded.

On April 20, 2002, around 6:50 am, many residents of Oswego County were shaken awake by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake centered near Plattsburgh, New York. Minor damage to a Fire Hall in Altmar was the only report of damage. No injuries were sustained.

During 1–12 February 2007, a major lake effect snowfall dumped over ten feet of snow in many places in Oswego County, resulting in several roof collapses, some communities being cut off, and some people being snowed-in in their homes. A state of emergency was declared for the county, and the National Guard was sent in to help clear the snow.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1791 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1816 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1820 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 12,374
1830 27,119
1840 43,619
1850 62,198
1860 75,958
1870 77,941
1880 77,911
1890 71,883
1900 70,881
1910 71,664
1920 71,045
1930 69,645
1940 71,275
1950 77,181
1960 86,118
1970 100,897
1980 113,901
1990 121,771

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Oswego County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county and town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/


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