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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 Brookvale (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 Brookvale. 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 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.

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

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Brookvale)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale listed first.
    • Nineveh Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
    • Greene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
    • Afton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
    • West Bainbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithville Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Union Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bainbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <1>
    • Adams Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Yaleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • East Guilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Guilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale listed first.
    • Marathon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Lapeer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harford Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Messengerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale listed first.
    • China
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for China. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to China
      • From Brookvale to China
    • Hambletville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Barbourville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Masonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Tacoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tacoma
      • From Brookvale to Tacoma
    • Cadosia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadosia
      • From Brookvale to Cadosia
    • Hancock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
    • Sidney Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otsego County
    • Unadilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
  • Tioga County
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale listed first.
    • Warren Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
      • West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Warren
      • From Brookvale to West Warren
    • Le Raysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Potterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Orwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale listed first.
    • Great Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
    • Hallstead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • Brackney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawsville Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Choconut
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choconut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Choconut
      • From Brookvale to Choconut
    • Lanesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Milford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <1>
    • Heart Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heart Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
      • Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heart Lake
      • From Brookvale to Heart Lake
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale listed first.
    • Sherman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherman
      • From Brookvale to Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <1>
    • Wrighter Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Poyntelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Brookvale to Poyntelle

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

Cemeteries Near Brookvale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookvale.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookvale, with the one closest to Brookvale 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookvale had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Windsor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
    • West Windsor is located in Broome County
  • West Colesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Colesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colesville
    • West Colesville is located in Broome County
  • Kirkwood Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Center
    • Kirkwood Center is located in Broome County
  • Port Crane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crane
    • Port Crane is located in Broome County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Crane <1>
  • Conklin Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
    • Conklin Center is located in Broome County
  • Langdon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Broome County
  • Chenango Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenango Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Bridge
    • Chenango Bridge is located in Broome County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenango Bridge <1>
  • Kirkwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Broome County
  • Port Dickinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Binghamton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Conklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tunnel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
      • Tunnel is located in Broome County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel <1>
    • Kattellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Conklin Forks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklin Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Forks
      • Conklin Forks is located in Broome County

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

Newspapers Published in Brookvale ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookvale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookvale, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookvale.

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 Brookvale:

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

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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 Brookvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Brookvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1254, Longitude: -75.7865       In this case, the coordinates for Brookvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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