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

Catharine is located in Schuyler 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 Schuyler County: Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins & Yates.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Catharine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catharine.

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

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

  • North Settlement Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Vary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Van Duzer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Duzer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Duzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Estabrook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estabrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estabrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Catharine had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Odessa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Millport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuta
    • Cayuta is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuta <1>
  • Wedgewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
    • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wedgewood
    • From Catharine to Wedgewood
  • Pine Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayutaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Watkins Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moreland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sullivanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Burdett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Smith Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
    • Smith Valley is located in Schuyler County
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    • Bennettsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Breesport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breesport
      • Breesport is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breesport <1>
    • Trumbull Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Corners
      • Trumbull Corners is located in Tompkins County

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

Newspapers Published in Catharine ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catharine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catharine, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catharine.

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 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 Catharine:

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

The official website for Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

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>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 Catharine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catharine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catharine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3126, Longitude: -76.7850       In this case, the coordinates for Catharine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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