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 Crosby (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 Crosby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Crosby is located in Yates 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 Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.
Below are the counties that are near Crosby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crosby:
- Yates County (The home county of Crosby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Keuka Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Himrod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Penn Yan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Seneca Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Glenora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Italy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Benton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Willets
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Atwaters
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Ledyard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Poplar Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scipioville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Sherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Union Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Genoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Post Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Big Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horseheads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Springwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Websters Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Naples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Billsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Cottage City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Gulick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Flint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seneca Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bristol Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Hopewell Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Reading
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reading Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Burdett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Bennettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Watkins Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Wedgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Searsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Montour Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Romulus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kidders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- East Varick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Border City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Kuneytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Keuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- South Pulteney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Prattsburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Hammondsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Sonora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Cold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Trumansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lake Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Taughannock Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Willow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Myers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crosby, see our County-by-County Page for Crosby.
Cemeteries Near Crosby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crosby.
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 Crosby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crosby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Glenview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gobel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Keuka Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Branchport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Second Milo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shuart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friend's Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Crosby had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crosby, with the one closest to Crosby listed first.
- Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Pulteney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Keuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Crystal Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Branchport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Pulteney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Second Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Second Milo is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
- Grove Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Himrod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Penn Yan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crosby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crosby.
Newspapers Published in Crosby ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crosby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crosby, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crosby.
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 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 Crosby:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Yates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tompkins 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 Crosby, 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 from Point A (ie- Crosby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |