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 East Berkshire (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 Berkshire. 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 Berkshire ...
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 Berkshire: E. Berkshire
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Berkshire. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Berkshire.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
East Berkshire 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 East Berkshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Berkshire:
- Tioga County (The home county of East Berkshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Ketchumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Weltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Hullsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Gaskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Campville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Owego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Candor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Apalachin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Manningville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Lisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Aubrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Whitney Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Killawog
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Lisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- West Chenango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Castle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Triangle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- New Ireland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Endicott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Summer Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Locke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dresserville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- East Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Sempronius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Van Etten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Erin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Smithville Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Pitcher
(23 miles [37 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
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Otselic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- West Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Harford Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Lapeer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Harford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- McGraw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Munsons Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Cayutaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Caroline Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Besemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Dryden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- McLean
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- East Ithaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Forest Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- South Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Warren Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- West Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- North Orwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Potterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Sayre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
- Vawter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- South Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Little Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Brackney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Forest Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Great Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Berkshire, see our County-by-County Page for East Berkshire.
Cemeteries Near East Berkshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Berkshire.
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 Berkshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Berkshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- East Berkshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Railroad Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchumville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howland Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ortonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holcombville Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Glen Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zimmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Berkshire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Berkshire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Berkshire, with the one closest to East Berkshire listed first.
- Wilson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
- Berkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Richford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenksville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
- Newark Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Lisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lisle
- Speedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
- West Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Harford Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Glen Aubrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Hunts Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Weltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Berkshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Berkshire.
Newspapers Published in East Berkshire ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Berkshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Berkshire, 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 East Berkshire.
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 East Berkshire:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Schuyler County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna 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 East Berkshire, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Berkshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |