Lysander, Onondaga County, New York Genealogy

Historical Facts
The Town of Lysander was founded in 1794.

Communities and locations in the Town of Lysander:


 * Baird Corners – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town on Plainville Rd, a continuation of Oswego County Road 8
 * Baldwinsville, New York – The north part of the Village of Baldwinsville is in the south part of the town, and is divided by the Seneca River/Erie Canal. Currently the seat of the Town of Lysander.
 * Belgium – A hamlet by the east town line on NY-31.
 * Cold Springs – A hamlet in the southeast part of town on NY-370.
 * Jacksonville – A hamlet in the north part of the town.
 * Jack's Reef – A hamlet in the south west part of town along the Seneca River. This hamlet is trisected with the towns of Lysander, Elbridge and Van Buren.
 * Hortontown – A farm in the central part of the town.
 * Lamson – A hamlet in the north part of the town.
 * Little Utica – A hamlet in the north part of the town.
 * Lysander – The hamlet of Lysander near the west town line on Plainville Rd, a continuation of Oswego County Road 8
 * Beaver Lake – A lake west of Hortontown.
 * Plainville – A hamlet in the southwest part of the town on NY-370.
 * Radisson – A hamlet, and "planned community", in the eastern part of the town.
 * Red Rock – A hamlet in the southeast part of town along the Seneca River/Erie Canal.
 * Seneca Estates – An upscale neighborhood of about 120 homes adjacent to Rt. 370 and the Seneca River, 2 miles west of the Village of Baldwinsville.
 * West Phoenix – A hamlet in the northeast corner of Lysander.
 * Wrights Corners – A location east of Lamson, located on NY-48.

Cemeteries

 * Onondaga County cemeteries, town of Lysander, including: Adams family Rose family Old Presbyterian Plainville hamlet Hortonville hamlet Jacksonville cemetery west of Lysander hamlet Cold Spring Chase by Baldwinsville rear of church at Belgium Myrtle Grove

Adams


 * Adams Cemetery
 * Findagrave.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 942162
 * map: Hometown Locator

Chase


 * Findagrave.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 946426
 * map: Hometown Locator

Cold Springs also known as Hillside


 * Cold Springs Cemetery records, pub. 1956 (FHL)
 * Findagrave.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 2542153
 * map: Hometown Locator

Hillside

see Cold Springs

Hortonville


 * map: USGS GNIS FID 2542149
 * map: Hometown Locator

Jacksonville


 * Findagrave.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 2542150
 * map: Hometown Locator

Lysander Union


 * Historical record of buried veterans, pub. 1929
 * Findagrave.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 2542152
 * map: Hometown Locator

Myrtle Grove


 * Findagrave.com
 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 958238
 * map: Hometown Locator

Myrtle Hill


 * Myrtle Hill Cemetery records, pub. 1956

Old Presbyterian


 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 2542151
 * map: Hometown Locator

Plainville Rural


 * New York Gravestone Photo Project
 * map: USGS GNIS FID 2542148
 * map: Hometown Locator

Church Records

 * Records of the Congregational, Presbyterian, and Dutch Reformed Churches at Lysander, New York, 1820-1887 note: Presbyterian and Dutch Reformed united with Congregational in 1877.

History

 * Historical review of the town of Lysander, pub. 1947

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Baldwinsvillle Public Library 33 East Genesee Street Baldwinsville, NY 13027-2575 315-635-5631 (Voice) 315-635-6760 (Fax) [mailto:info@bville.lib.ny.us info@bville.lib.ny.us]

Local history room with census, cemetery, newspapers, directories.

Societies
Beauchamp Historical Club of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Inc. 125 Hunter Drive Baldwinsville, NY 13027 Phone: 315–635-9944

Town Clerk
Town of Lysander 8220 Loop Rd. Baldwinsville, NY 13027 E–mail:[mailto:townclerk@townoflysander.org townclerk@townoflysander.org]

Town Clerk is responsible for all records in the town as well as the distribution of them. Anyone wishing to see or get copies of any Town of Lysander documents must utilize a FOIL Request form (Freedom of Information). Please download, fill out and mail, email, fax or bring to the Town Clerk’s Office.

Town Historian
Town of Lysander 8316 Oswego Road Baldwinsville, NY 13027 E–mail: [mailto:localhistory@bville.lib.ny.us localhistory@bville.lib.ny.us]