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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 Sidney (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 Sidney. 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 Sidney ...

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 Sidney: E. Sidney

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of East Sidney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sidney, with the one closest to East Sidney listed first.
    • Sidney Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Merrickville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Tacoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • North Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Sidney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Masonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mundale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Walton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Barbourville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Hamden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • China
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Delhi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sidney, with the one closest to East Sidney listed first.
    • Deposit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nineveh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Creekside Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Belden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Ouaquaga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Gulf Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Quinneville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Edson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Edson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sidney, with the one closest to East Sidney listed first.
    • East Guilford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Mount Upton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Bainbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Yaleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Guilford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Union Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • New Berlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sidney, with the one closest to East Sidney listed first.
    • Wells Bridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Unadilla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Youmans Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Otego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copes Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West End
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • West Oneonta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Oneonta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Laurens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colliersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vision
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Brandt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • Sherman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman

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

Cemeteries Near East Sidney ...

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

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

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

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

  • East Sidney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • The Knoll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Congregational Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ouleout Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lower East Masonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...
    • Merithew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Olmsted Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Northfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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>

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

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

  • Wells Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sidney Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Depot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Youngs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Merrickville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
  • Unadilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Unadilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Unadilla is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Unadilla
  • East Masonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Masonville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
  • Otego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tacoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Unadilla Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sidney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ivanhoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Loomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Loomis is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis

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

Newspapers Published in East Sidney ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sidney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sidney, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sidney.

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 either 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 Sidney:

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 Sidney, 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 Sidney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.