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 Crest View Heights (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 Crest View Heights. 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 Crest View Heights ...
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 Crest View Heights: Crest Vw. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Crest View Heights is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Susquehanna (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Crest View Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crest View Heights:
- Tioga County (The home county of Crest View Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Campville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Apalachin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gaskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- South Owego
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Hullsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Owego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Weltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Newark Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Hamar Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Ketchumville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Vestal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Endwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Binghamton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- New Ireland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- West Chenango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Port Dickinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Hinmans Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinmans Corners is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmans Corners
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Owens Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Van Etten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chemung
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Harford Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Marathon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Messengerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Caroline Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- White Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Slaterville Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- West Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Warren Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- West Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- South Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- North Orwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Potterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Le Raysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- South Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Vawter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Allis Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Bumpville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Herrickville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Little Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brackney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Lawsville Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Fairdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Great Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hallstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- Wyoming County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Laceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crest View Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Crest View Heights.
Cemeteries Near Crest View Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crest View Heights.
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 Crest View Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crest View Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Campville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tracy Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vestal Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rounds Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldredge Burial Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crumm Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Hiawatha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arbor Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vestal Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Crest View Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crest View Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crest View Heights, with the one closest to Crest View Heights listed first.
- Campville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Apalachin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Apalachin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Apalachin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apalachin
- Tracy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Creek
- South Owego
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Little Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Union Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Warrenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrenham is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenham
- Owego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Choconut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Maine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- East Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Cadis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadis is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
- Warren Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crest View Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crest View Heights.
Newspapers Published in Crest View Heights ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crest View Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crest View Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crest View Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Crest View Heights:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna County
- Wyoming 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 Crest View Heights, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crest View Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |