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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 East Afton (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 East Afton. 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 East Afton ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Afton: E. Afton

You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Afton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Afton.

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 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.

East Afton 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 East Afton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Afton:

  • Chenango County     (The home county of East Afton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Afton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • East Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • West Bainbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Union Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Yaleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Guilford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Upton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lathams Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Oxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Haynes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Greene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Deposit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Nineveh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Center Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Creekside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Ouaquaga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Gulf Summit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • North Colesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Edson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Edson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Quinneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Masonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • China
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Barbourville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Sidney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tacoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Hambletville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Sidney Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrickville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Walton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadosia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mundale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Copes Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Youmans Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Otego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • West Oneonta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Morris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colliersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Long Eddy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Acidalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Brandt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Lanesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Great Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Thompson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Lakeview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Ararat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • New Milford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Afton, with the one closest to East Afton listed first.
    • Sherman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
    • Poyntelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
    • High Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake

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

Cemeteries Near East Afton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Afton.

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 East Afton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 East Afton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Afton.

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

  • Whitman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitman is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • North Sanford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Sanford is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanford
  • Bennettsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bennettsville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Masonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • China
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • China is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Barbourville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Ivanhoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Afton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vallonia Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vallonia Springs is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Springs
  • Bainbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sidney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanford is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hambletville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Trout Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tacoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma

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

Newspapers Published in East Afton ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Afton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Afton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Afton.

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 East Afton:

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 East Afton, 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- East Afton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.