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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 Almond (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 Almond. 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.

Almond is primarily located in Allegany County. A portion of Almond extends into Steuben 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Almond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almond.

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 Almond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hartsville Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsville Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsville Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Temple Beth El Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Beth El Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alfred Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfred Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfred Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stillman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailey Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lippincott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lippincott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lippincott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hartsville Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Almond had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Almond had a population of 428 people.

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

  • Bishopville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Karrdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karrdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
    • Karrdale is located in Allegany County
  • Alfred
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <2>
  • Arkport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stephens Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiltonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
    • Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
  • West Almond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tip Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tip Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Allegany County
  • Canisteo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Big Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Steuben County
  • Phillips Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Canaseraga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Garwoods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Allegany County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Almond ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almond.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Almond. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Almond and those printed in the larger area surrounding Almond.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Almond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Almond:

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 Almond, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Almond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Almond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3214, Longitude: -77.7371