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 Chipman Corners (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 Chipman Corners. 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 Chipman Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chipman Corners: Chipman Cors.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Chipman Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chipman Corners:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Chipman Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Locke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Dresserville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Sempronius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Kelloggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Omro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Atwaters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Killawog
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Upper Lisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Lisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Pitcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Otselic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pratt Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- East Scott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- East River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Preble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- McGraw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cummings Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- DeRuyter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Puckerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- New Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Spafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Otisco Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Mandana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Assembly Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Amber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Otisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Tully
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Skaneateles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Apulia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Cardiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- LaFayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Perry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Mecklenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Bennettsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Hector
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Watkins Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- 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>
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Kidders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- East Varick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Romulus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- North Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Candor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- West Candor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Ketchumville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamar Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Weltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Groton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- West Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Peruville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- East Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- North Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- McLean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Myers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Lake Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Himrod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chipman Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Chipman Corners.
Cemeteries Near Chipman Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chipman Corners.
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 Chipman Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chipman Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Monaghan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Groton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lickville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stearns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Groton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Street 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 Chipman Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chipman Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chipman Corners, with the one closest to Chipman Corners listed first.
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Groton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Peruville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Moravia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dresserville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- North Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- East Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- East Genoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- McLean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sempronius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- East Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Venice is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Venice
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chipman Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chipman Corners.
Newspapers Published in Chipman Corners ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chipman Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chipman Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chipman Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chipman Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Yates 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 Chipman Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chipman Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |