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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 Branchport (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 Branchport. 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 Branchport ...

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.

Another variation: Branch Port.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Branchport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Branchport.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Branchport is located in Yates 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 Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.

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

  • Yates County     (The home county of Branchport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Keuka Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Yatesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Penn Yan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
    • Potter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Italy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Seneca Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Benton Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Himrod
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dundee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rushville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dresden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vine Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Willets
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Atwaters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
    • Aurora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Ledyard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Poplar Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Union Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Scipioville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Cayuga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Post Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
    • Millport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Springwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Websters Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cumminsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Foots Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Woodsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
    • Livonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Naples
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gorham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cottage City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Billsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Gulick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Flint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Bristol Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Canandaigua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
    • Hopewell Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Seneca Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Geneva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Reading
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Hector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Reading Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Townsend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Burdett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Watkins Glen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
      • Former names for Watkins Glen:
      • Jefferson
      • Salubria
      • Watkins
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
    • Searsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Bennettsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
    • Wedgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
    • Beaver Dams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Montour Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lodi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ovid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Romulus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Interlaken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Former names for Interlaken:
      • Farmer Village
      • Farmer
      • Farmerville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
    • Border City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • East Varick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Kidders
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
    • Kuneytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Waterloo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Canoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Seneca Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • South Pulteney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Catawba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Keuka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Prattsburgh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
    • Urbana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Hammondsport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mitchellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
    • Bradford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Cold Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Hermitage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hermitage is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Avoca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport listed first.
    • Trumansburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Taughannock Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Willow Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Branchport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branchport.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Branchport, with the one closest to Branchport 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Branchport had a population of 273 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bluff Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Friend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friend is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Crosby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crosby is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Italy Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
  • Pulteney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Second Milo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Second Milo is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
  • South Pulteney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
  • Barrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrington is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Penn Yan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Catawba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Catawba is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Keuka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Keuka is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
  • Potter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Potter is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Milo Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Milo Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Mills
    • Italy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Prattsburgh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh

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

Newspapers Published in Branchport ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Branchport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branchport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branchport.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Branchport:

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 Branchport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Branchport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.