Place:Spafford, Onondaga, New York, United States

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NameSpafford
TypeTown
Coordinates42.8°N 76.25°W
Located inOnondaga, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Spafford Hollow Cemetery
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Spafford is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Horatio Gates Spafford, a writer and founder of the local library. Spafford is in the southwestern corner of Onondaga County and is southwest of Syracuse.

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History

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Spafford was located within the former Central New York Military Tract.

The first European settler arrived in 1794, the same year Onondaga County was established.

The Town of Spafford was formed in 1811 from parts of the Towns of Marcellus, Sempronius and Tully.

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  • Outstanding guide to Spafford family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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