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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 Elmira (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 Elmira. 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 Elmira ...

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 Elmira: E. Elmira

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 Elmira is located in Chemung 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 Chemung County: Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Tioga (PA).

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

  • Chemung County     (The home county of East Elmira)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • Elmira
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wellsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Southport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
    • West Elmira
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <1>
    • Owens Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
    • Horseheads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chemung
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <1>
    • Pine City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
    • Erin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <1>
    • Pioneer Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Webb Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • Alpine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
    • Beaver Dams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Montour Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <1>
    • Wedgewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Cayutaville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
    • Watkins Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
      • Former names for Watkins Glen:
      • Jefferson
      • Salubria
      • Watkins
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
    • Bennettsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Burdett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <1>
    • Mecklenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • Caton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
      • Caton is located in Steuben County
    • South Corning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
      • South Corning is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Corning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Hornby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County
    • Painted Post
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gang Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Lindley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Presho
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County
    • Coopers Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Campbell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
      • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <1>
    • Hoopers Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Smithboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • North Spencer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • Nichols
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Candor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
    • Lounsberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
    • Candor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Nichols
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
      • East Nichols is located in Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • West Danby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Newfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • White Church
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
      • White Church is located in Tompkins County
    • Besemer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
      • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
    • South Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Tompkins County
    • East Ithaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
      • East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Ithaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
    • Forest Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
    • Slaterville Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
    • Cayuga Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Varna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
  • Yates County
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • Fassett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Bentley Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
      • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Gillett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Middletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • South Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Berrytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Sayre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
    • Big Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
      • Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Coryland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Athens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
    • East Smithfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
      • East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Elmira, with the one closest to East Elmira listed first.
    • Millerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Roseville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Lawrenceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Mainesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Tioga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Mansfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Hammond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Farmington Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Covington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
      • Fallbrook is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Elkland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <1>

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

Cemeteries Near East Elmira ...

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

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

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

  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scudder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scudder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scudder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliott - Searles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott - Searles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott - Searles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wacomber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacomber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacomber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Chemung Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chemung Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chemung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulton Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roushy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Second Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Doty Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Elmira had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lowman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
    • Lowman is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <1>
  • North Chemung
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung
    • North Chemung is located in Chemung County
  • Elmira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Southport is located in Chemung County
  • Wellsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fassett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
    • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Ridgebury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
    • Ridgebury is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Pine City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
  • Chemung
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
    • Chemung is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <1>
  • Owens Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
    • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
  • Hicks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Chemung County
  • Horseheads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Breesport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breesport
      • Breesport is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breesport <1>
    • Webb Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
    • Seeley Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seeley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
      • Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County

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

Newspapers Published in East Elmira ...

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 East Elmira.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Elmira, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Elmira.

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 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 Elmira:

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Elmira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Elmira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0715, Longitude: -76.7350       In this case, the coordinates for East Elmira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Elmira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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