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 Canisteo Center (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 Canisteo Center. 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 Canisteo Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Canisteo Center: Canisteo Ctr. (or less commonly used: Canisteo Cen., Canisteo Cent. or Canisteo Cntr.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Canisteo Center is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Canisteo Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canisteo Center:
- Steuben County (The home county of Canisteo Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Canisteo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adrian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- South Canisteo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Hornell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hornell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
- Jobs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Stephens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Bishopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Canaseraga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Phillips Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Garwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Dyke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Dansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Springwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kysorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Nunda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Naples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gulick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Schuyler County
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates County
- Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- North Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- North Bingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Harrison Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Elmer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Genesee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- West Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ulysses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hector
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Ellisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Newfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Sunderlinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Gold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Austinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Cowanesque
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Farmington Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canisteo Center, see our County-by-County Page for Canisteo Center.
Cemeteries Near Canisteo Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canisteo Center.
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 Canisteo Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canisteo Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Tom Hallett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hallett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Delinder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Hartsville Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Center Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hartsville.
- The Hartsville Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartsville Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64769 <2>
- Bennetts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Canisteo Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canisteo Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canisteo Center, with the one closest to Canisteo Center listed first.
- Canisteo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adrian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- South Canisteo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hampshire is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampshire
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stephens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cameron
- Arkport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haskinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canisteo Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canisteo Center.
Newspapers Published in Canisteo Center ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canisteo Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canisteo Center, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canisteo Center.
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 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 Canisteo Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Yates County
- Potter County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Canisteo Center, 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 from Point A (ie- Canisteo Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |