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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 Belden Hill (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 Belden Hill. 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 and doctors 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.

Belden Hill is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Belden Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Belden
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • North Colesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Creekside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Center Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Nineveh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Quinneville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Ouaquaga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
    • East Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Kattellville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Kattellville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
    • Windsor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Glen Castle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Nineveh Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Afton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Greene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Union Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithville Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Yaleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • East Guilford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Guilford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haynes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Marathon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapeer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Messengerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
    • Harford Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • China
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Masonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hambletville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Barbourville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Tacoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Sidney Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Merrickville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Cadosia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
    • Hancock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Walton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copes Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Wells Bridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbertsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Youmans Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Otego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Campville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Campville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Hullsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
    • Newark Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Apalachin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gaskill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gaskill is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
    • Weltonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
    • West Newark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
    • South Owego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Owego is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
    • Owego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • Warren Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Great Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • Lanesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Brandt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Brackney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawsville Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
    • Choconut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
    • New Milford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill listed first.
    • Sherman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
    • Lakewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poyntelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle

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

Cemeteries Near Belden Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belden Hill.

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 Belden Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belden Hill, with the one closest to Belden Hill 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.<3>

While we didn't find Belden Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belden Hill.

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

  • Belden
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Belden is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Tunnel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Colesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Colesville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
  • West Colesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Colesville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colesville
  • Harpursville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nineveh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Page Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
  • North Fenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Fenton is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fenton
  • Brookvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookvale is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • Doraville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doraville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doraville
  • Port Crane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • East Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Chenango Forks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chenango Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Belden Hill ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belden Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belden Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belden Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Belden Hill:

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 Belden Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belden Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.