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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 Danby (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 Danby. 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.

Danby is located in Tompkins County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Danby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danby:

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

Cemeteries Near Danby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danby.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danby Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danby Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danby Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danby Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Settlement Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green & Mettler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green & Mettler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green & Mettler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Danby Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Danby Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Danby Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cutter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Michael Handy Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (420 more) ...
    • South Danby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Danby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Danby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Danby had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Danby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
    • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Danby
    • From Danby to West Danby
  • Stratton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Tompkins County
  • White Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Church. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
    • White Church is located in Tompkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Church
    • From Danby to White Church
  • Caroline Depot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Depot
    • Caroline Depot is located in Tompkins County
  • Besemer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willseyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willseyville
    • Willseyville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willseyville <3>
  • Forest Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ithaca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Slaterville Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Tompkins County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Varna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Caroline Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trumbull Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Corners
      • Trumbull Corners is located in Tompkins County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Danby ...

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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danby.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Danby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Danby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Danby.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> of Danby.

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 Danby:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Danby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Danby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3524, Longitude: -76.4808    









 

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