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 Butts Corner (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 Butts Corner. 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 Butts Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Butts Corner: Butts Cor. (or less commonly used: Butts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Butts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Butts Corner may originally have been Butt's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Butts Corner might be written as Butt Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Butts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butts Corner.
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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Butts Corner is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Butts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butts Corner:
- Delaware County (The home county of Butts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- North Kortright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Davenport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harpersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shackport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Bloomville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hobart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Kortright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bovina Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delhi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- New Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Upton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Button City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Red Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Kill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Cullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- South Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Sprout Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Ames
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lykers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Brookman Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Flat Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Schenevus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colliersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Westford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oneonta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Hartwick Seminary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Richmondville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Blenheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vintonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Janesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Seward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Warnerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breakabeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- West Conesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Highmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Ayr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
- Pine Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Butts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Butts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butts Corner.
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 Butts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Butts Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fergusonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bliven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blakely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braehead Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilchrist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- North Kortright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Titus Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davenport Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Butts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butts Corner, with the one closest to Butts Corner listed first.
- Davenport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fergusonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- North Kortright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- South Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- Schenevus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davenport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Meredith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Kortright
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
- Maryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Harpersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
- Elk Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Davenport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Davenport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
- Harpersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Butts Corner ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butts Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butts Corner.
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 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 Butts Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Chenango County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Butts Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |