Cicero, Onondaga County, New York Genealogy

United States

New York

Onondaga County

Town of Cicero

Historical Facts

• 1790: One of original townships in the Military Tract, attached to Town of Lysander when Onondaga County was formed in 1794.
• 1807: Separated from Town of Lysander.
• 1827: Western half of the town was set off to form Town of Clay.

Communities within Town of Cicero

• Brewerton – A hamlet near the north town line on US Route 11, by Interstate 81.
• Brown Center – A hamlet south of Cicero Center.
• Cicero – The hamlet of Cicero is in the southwest part of the town on US Route 11 near Interstate 81.
• Cicero Center - A hamlet on NY-31 in the eastern part of the town.
• Ciceroville - originally a hamlet, now a historical location.
• Forest Beach – A hamlet on the shore of Oneida Lake east of Brewerton.
• Kraus Landing – A hamlet on the shore of Oneida Lake north of Cicero Center.
• North Syracuse – The Village of North Syracuse is partly in the town at the west town line.
• Sandy Bay – A hamlet on the shore of Oneida Lake southeast of Brewerton.
• Valentine's Beach – A hamlet on the shore of Oneida Lake north of Cicero Center.

Resources

Repositories

Town Clerk

P.O. Box 1517
8236 S. Main Street
Cicero, NY 13039
Phone: 315–699–8109
E–mail: clerk@ciceronewyork.net

Town Historian

Tom Mafrici
Phone: 315–699-3095

Town Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Cicero, Onondaga County, New York Genealogy check:

• Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). Archive.org; At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.