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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 Afton (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 Afton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Afton is located in Chenango County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

  • Chenango County     (The home county of Afton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
    • Nineveh Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
    • West Bainbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Bainbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • Union Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
    • Yaleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
    • East Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Guilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Greene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Upton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Haynes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
    • Lathams Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lathams Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
    • Adams Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
    • Nineveh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
    • Creekside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
    • Harpursville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
      • Belden is located in Broome County
    • East Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Ouaquaga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
    • Deposit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Deposit is located in Broome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <2>
    • Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Quinneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
    • Gulf Summit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulf Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
    • Brookvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County
  • Cortland County
    • Marathon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <2>
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
    • Masonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
    • China
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for China. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Delaware County
    • Barbourville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barbourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
    • Hambletville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hambletville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
    • Tacoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Sidney Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Merrickville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Walton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Cadosia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
    • Hancock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
    • Mundale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
    • Copes Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Wells Bridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Youmans Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Gilbertsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
    • Otego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>
    • West Oneonta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • West End
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • Oneonta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
    • Laurens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <2>
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
  • Tioga County
    • Ketchumville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketchumville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
    • Brandt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Lanesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <2>
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Great Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
    • Hallstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <2>
    • North Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Lakeview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Thompson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
    • Lawsville Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Brackney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <2>
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
    • Sherman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Starrucca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <2>
    • Lakewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Poyntelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • High Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Afton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Afton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Eastside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vallonia Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • North Afton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Afton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Afton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melondy Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melondy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melondy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perch Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lord Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennettsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennettsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennettsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (390 more) ...
    • Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ninevah Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Afton had a population of 1,683 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Afton had a population of 796 people.

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

  • Vallonia Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vallonia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Springs
    • Vallonia Springs is located in Broome County
  • Nineveh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennettsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
    • Bennettsville is located in Chenango County
  • Bainbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
  • West Bainbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Harpursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Doraville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doraville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doraville
    • Doraville is located in Broome County
  • North Sanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanford
    • North Sanford is located in Broome County
  • Coventryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
    • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Union Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
  • Belden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Belden is located in Broome County
  • Whitman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Delaware County
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    • Masonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
    • China
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for China. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Delaware County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Afton ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Afton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Afton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Afton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Afton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Afton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Afton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Afton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Afton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Afton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2292, Longitude: -75.5248       In this case, the coordinates for Afton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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