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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 Campbell (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 Campbell. 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 Campbell ...

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 have occurred.

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

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 Campbell is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).

Below are the counties that are near East Campbell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Campbell:

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

Cemeteries Near East Campbell ...

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

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 East Campbell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nute Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nute Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Balcom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balcom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Knoll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coopers Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duvall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West High Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Goodsell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodsell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Central Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Bradford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bradford 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Campbell had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Curtis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Steuben County
  • Coopers Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Painted Post
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
    • Dyke is located in Steuben County
  • Corning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferenbaugh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferenbaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferenbaugh
    • Ferenbaugh is located in Steuben County
  • South Bradford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Savona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
    • Thurston is located in Steuben County
  • Sonora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gibson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Steuben County
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    • Monterey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Schuyler County
    • Addison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Presho
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in East Campbell ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Campbell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Campbell, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Campbell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Campbell:

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

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

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 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Campbell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- East Campbell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Campbell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2242, Longitude: -77.1361    









 

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