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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 Brooktondale (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 Brooktondale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Brooktondale is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.

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

  • Tompkins County     (The home county of Brooktondale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Besemer
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
      • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
    • Slaterville Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • White Church
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Church. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
      • White Church is located in Tompkins County
    • East Ithaca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
      • East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Varna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
    • Forest Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
    • South Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Tompkins County
    • Cayuga Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Ithaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
    • West Danby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Lansing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
    • Dryden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <1>
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Manningville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
    • Killawog
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Glen Aubrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
      • Maine is located in Broome County
    • Upper Lisle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Lisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Whitney Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • West Chenango
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Chenango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
      • West Chenango is located in Broome County
    • Castle Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
      • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
    • Endicott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Endwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Ireland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Broome County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Summer Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • East Genoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
      • East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
    • Locke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Atwaters
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
    • Dresserville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Moravia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Montville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Sempronius
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Ledyard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Black Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Van Etten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
      • Van Etten is located in Chemung County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <1>
    • Erin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <1>
    • Sullivanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
      • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
    • Owens Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
    • Millport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pine Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Horseheads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Chemung
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <1>
    • Elmira Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <1>
    • Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Post Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
  • Chenango County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Harford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harford Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harford Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Lapeer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
    • Munsons Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Messengerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Messengerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
    • Marathon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <1>
    • Cortland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • McGraw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <1>
    • East River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Spafford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Assembly Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Cayutaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
    • Mecklenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <1>
    • Alpine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Searsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Odessa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bennettsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Burdett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <1>
    • Logan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
    • Montour Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <1>
    • Watkins Glen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • 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>
    • Hector
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Interlaken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kidders
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Lodi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Ovid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Candor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Spencer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • West Candor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
    • West Newark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
    • Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <1>
    • Hamar Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
    • Weltonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
    • Newark Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ketchumville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketchumville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
    • Hullsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
    • Owego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
      • Owego is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <1>
    • Gaskill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
      • Gaskill is located in Tioga County
  • Yates County
    • Glenora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brooktondale, with the one closest to Brooktondale listed first.
    • Sayre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • 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 south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Little Meadows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Brooktondale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooktondale.

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

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

  • Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dutch Reformed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danby Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Danby Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danby Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danby Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Caroline Centre Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caroline Centre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caroline Centre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Caroline Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caroline Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caroline Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Caroline Depot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Depot
    • Caroline Depot is located in Tompkins County
  • Besemer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
    • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
  • White Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Church. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
    • White Church is located in Tompkins County
  • Slaterville Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ellis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Tompkins County
  • Danby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
    • Danby is located in Tompkins County
  • Caroline Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
    • Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
  • Varna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
    • Varna is located in Tompkins County
  • Caroline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
    • Caroline is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caroline <1>
  • Willseyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willseyville
    • Willseyville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willseyville <1>
  • Forest Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
  • Stratton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Tompkins County
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    • West Danby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Etna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <1>
    • Ithaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Brooktondale ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooktondale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooktondale, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooktondale.

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 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 Brooktondale:

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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

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>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.
<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>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 Brooktondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Brooktondale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooktondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3806, Longitude: -76.3947       In this case, the coordinates for Brooktondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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