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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 Coventryville (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 Coventryville. 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 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.

Coventryville is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

  • Chenango County     (The home county of Coventryville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Union Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yaleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Afton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Guilford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greene
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Adams Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Haynes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Nineveh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Belden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • North Colesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Creekside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Center Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Quinneville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • East Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Ouaquaga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Triangle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Kattellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kattellville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
    • Brookvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Marathon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Messengerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
    • Lapeer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Solon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Masonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • China
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Sidney Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tacoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Barbourville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Hambletville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Merrickville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Walton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Mundale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
  • Madison County
    • Earlville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Copes Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Youmans Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Otego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Morris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oneonta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Pittsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • West End
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Oneonta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • South Edmeston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Newark Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Brandt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Great Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lanesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Hallstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Brackney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawsville Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
    • North Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Choconut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coventryville, with the one closest to Coventryville listed first.
    • Sherman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Coventryville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coventryville.

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 Coventryville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coventryville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coventryville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Coventry Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wylie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Afton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Bainbridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rounds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Upper Page Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Yaleville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ten Broeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coventryville had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Bainbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
  • Union Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Coventry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Coventry is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • South Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Oxford is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford
  • Afton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bainbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Colesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colesville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
  • Belden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Nineveh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tyner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyner is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Bennettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennettsville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Guilford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greene
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Page Brook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook

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

Newspapers Published in Coventryville ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coventryville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coventryville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coventryville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Coventryville:

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>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 Coventryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coventryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.