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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 Delhi (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 Delhi. 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 Delhi ...

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 Delhi: E. Delhi

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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Delhi is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of East Delhi)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • Delhi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Bloomville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bovina Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shackport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Bovina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • South Kortright
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Andes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mundale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Davenport Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hobart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • East Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Mount Upton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lathams Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Bainbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • West Kill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jewett Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Jewett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Spruceton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • Colliersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Portlandville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Otego
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West End
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Schenevus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Oneonta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Laurens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Youmans Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • South Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • West Conesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • North Blenheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beards Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Breakabeen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Richmondville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manorkill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Broome Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Vintonton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Beaverkill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Deckertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Debruce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Livingston Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Parkston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
    • Acidalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Morsston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
    • Willowemoc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Claryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Delhi, with the one closest to East Delhi listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Highmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnellsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Big Indian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliverea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shandaken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch

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

Cemeteries Near East Delhi ...

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

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 Delhi - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Scotch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thompson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bovina Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meredith Square Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Post Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Yendes Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Herr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...

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

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

  • Delhi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
  • Lake Delaware
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
  • Bloomville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bovina Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • De Lancey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Kortright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
  • Andes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bovina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • South Kortright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • East Meredith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Meredith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meredith
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mundale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Hamden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport Center
      (10 miles [16.1 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 East Delhi. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Delhi.

Newspapers Published in East Delhi ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Delhi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Delhi, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Delhi.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Delhi:

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 Delhi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Delhi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.