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 Christian Hill (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 Christian Hill. 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 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.
Christian Hill is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Christian Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christian Hill:
- Tompkins County (The home county of Christian Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Trumansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taughannock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Myers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Lake Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Newfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Atwaters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- East Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Black Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Ledyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Willets
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Locke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Moravia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Millport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Pine Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Van Etten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Horseheads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Post Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Elmira Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Harford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Munsons Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lapeer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- East Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- McGraw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Mandana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Spafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Billsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Perry City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Cayutaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Bennettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Burdett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Interlaken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Kidders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Romulus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Seneca Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Keuka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hornby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- South Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- South Pulteney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Sonora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Hammondsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Painted Post
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- North Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Candor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Candor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hamar Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- West Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Weltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Newark Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Glenora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Himrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Seneca Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Angus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Keuka Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Yan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christian Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Christian Hill.
Cemeteries Near Christian Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christian Hill.
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 Christian Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christian Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Carman Road Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mecklenburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trumansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64733 <2>
- Rumsey Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Reynoldsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turnbulls Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Christian Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christian Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christian Hill, with the one closest to Christian Hill listed first.
- Perry City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waterburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterburg is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterburg
- Mecklenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Taughannock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Trumansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Searsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Smith Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Reynoldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Cayutaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Trumbull Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trumbull Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Corners
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Covert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Covert is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- East Steamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Steamburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steamburg
- Bennettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christian Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christian Hill.
Newspapers Published in Christian Hill ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christian Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christian Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christian Hill.
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 helpful 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 Christian Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tompkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tioga 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 Christian Hill, 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- Christian Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |