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 Berkshire (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 Berkshire. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Berkshire is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Susquehanna (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Berkshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berkshire:
- Tioga County (The home county of Berkshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Newark Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ketchumville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- West Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Weltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hullsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Hamar Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Gaskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- West Candor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Owego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Apalachin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Manningville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Glen Aubrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Killawog
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- West Chenango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Castle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- New Ireland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Endicott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Endwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Summer Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Locke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dresserville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- East Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Montville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Sempronius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Van Etten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Erin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chemung
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Smithville Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Pitcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Harford Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Marathon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Munsons Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McGraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Cayutaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perry City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Catharine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Caroline Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Besemer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Dryden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Freeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- McLean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Forest Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- South Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Warren Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- West Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- North Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Sayre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
- South Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Vawter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Potterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Little Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Brackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berkshire, see our County-by-County Page for Berkshire.
Cemeteries Near Berkshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berkshire.
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 Berkshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berkshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Railroad Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bushnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Berkshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodrich Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speedsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holcombville Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blair Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Woodbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ketchumville 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Berkshire had a population of 429 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Wilson Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
- Richford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jenksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenksville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
- Speedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
- West Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Newark Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ketchumville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Center Lisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lisle
- Caroline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Harford Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berkshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkshire.
Newspapers Published in Berkshire ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berkshire, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berkshire.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Berkshire:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Schuyler County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna 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> | 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 Berkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berkshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |