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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 Barbourville (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 Barbourville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Barbourville is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Barbourville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barbourville, with the one closest to Barbourville listed first.
    • China
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to China
      • From Barbourville to China
    • Hambletville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tacoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tacoma
      • From Barbourville to Tacoma
    • Walton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Sidney Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadosia
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadosia
      • From Barbourville to Cadosia
    • Merrickville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Harvard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harvard
      • From Barbourville to Harvard
    • Shinhopple
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Broome County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barbourville, with the one closest to Barbourville listed first.
    • Afton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Bainbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Nineveh Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
    • East Guilford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Union Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bainbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yaleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Upton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lathams Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Greene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Haynes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Barbourville to Haynes
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barbourville, with the one closest to Barbourville listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Wells Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Youmans Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Copes Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Otego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbertsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Oneonta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • West End
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • West Oneonta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Colliersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> 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>
  • Sullivan County
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barbourville, with the one closest to Barbourville listed first.
    • Brandt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Susquehanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • North Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Barbourville to Ararat
    • Great Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barbourville, with the one closest to Barbourville listed first.
    • Sherman
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherman
      • From Barbourville to Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • High Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Lake
      • From Barbourville to High Lake
    • Poyntelle
      (22 miles [35.4 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Barbourville to Poyntelle

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

Cemeteries Near Barbourville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barbourville.

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 Barbourville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Barbourville had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • China
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • China is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to China
    • From Barbourville to China
  • Hambletville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Delaware County
  • North Sanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanford
    • North Sanford is located in Broome County
  • Sanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Sanford is located in Broome County
  • Deposit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Trout Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
    • Trout Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <2>
  • Ivanhoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
  • Apex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Delaware County
  • Tacoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tacoma
    • From Barbourville to Tacoma
  • Masonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Loomis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McClure
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Broome County
    • Rock Rift
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
      • Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
    • Beerston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beerston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beerston
      • Beerston 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 Barbourville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barbourville.

Newspapers Published in Barbourville ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barbourville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barbourville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barbourville.

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 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 Barbourville:

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Barbourville, 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 from Point A (ie- Barbourville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barbourville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1382, Longitude: -75.3567       In this case, the coordinates for Barbourville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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