Our Genealogy Helper
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 Alfred Station (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 Alfred Station. 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.
Name Variations for Alfred Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alfred Station: Alfred Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alfred Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alfred Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Alfred Station is located in Allegany County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Alfred Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alfred Station:
- Allegany County (The home county of Alfred Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- Alfred
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Almond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Phillips Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- West Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elm Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Dyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Withey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Canaseraga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Angelica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cattaraugus County
- Abbotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- Cumminsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Dansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nunda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Lewis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Kysorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Springwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Websters Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ontario County
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hornell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canisteo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Arkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Canisteo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Adrian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Jobs Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Rexville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haskinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- East Koy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- North Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Genesee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- West Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Harrison Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ellisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Elmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Ulysses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chrystal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Gold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Honeoye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- Austinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Potter Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Cowanesque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alfred Station, see our County-by-County Page for Alfred Station.
Cemeteries Near Alfred Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alfred Station.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alfred Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alfred Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- Stillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartsville Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alfred Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartsville Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Center Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hartsville.
- The Hartsville Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartsville Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64769 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Call Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hornell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65923 <2>
- Temple Beth El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Alfred Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alfred Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alfred Station, with the one closest to Alfred Station listed first.
- Alfred
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Tip Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tip Top is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
- Almond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Karrdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- West Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Phillips Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canisteo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hiltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
- Elm Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Arkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bennetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bennetts is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alfred Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alfred Station.
Newspapers Published in Alfred Station ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alfred Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alfred Station, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alfred Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Alfred Station:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- Potter County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alfred Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alfred Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |