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 Woodhull (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 Woodhull. 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 Woodhull ...
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 Woodhull: E. Woodhull
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 hospitals and 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 Woodhull is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).
Below are the counties that are near East Woodhull. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Woodhull:
- Steuben County (The home county of East Woodhull)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Woodhull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rathbone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Van Vleet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Risingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Risingville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
- South Troupsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Presho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Presho is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- West Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
- Troupsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alfred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Elm Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Dyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Stannards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Phillips Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Sagetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Big Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Post Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Webb Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Horseheads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Southport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Coryland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Austinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Fassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- North Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Elmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Hector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- North Bingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Sunderlinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Ulysses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Genesee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Brookland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Galeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Elkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Austinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Cowanesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Tioga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Woodhull, see our County-by-County Page for East Woodhull.
Cemeteries Near East Woodhull ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Woodhull.
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 Woodhull - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Woodhull covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Woodhull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Addison.
- The Elk Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Borden - Elk Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64421 <2>
- Town of Rathbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northrup Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Addison Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chenango Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holden Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46455 <2>
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson - Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Mills Cemetery
- The Cameron Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Town Line Cemetery
- Town Line Church Cemetery
- Townline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1458110 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find East Woodhull in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Woodhull.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Woodhull, with the one closest to East Woodhull listed first.
- Woodhull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Borden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Van Vleet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- South Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Addison is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
- Hedgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Elkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Troupsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Austinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Woodhull. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Woodhull.
Newspapers Published in East Woodhull ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Woodhull.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Woodhull, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Woodhull.
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 Woodhull:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Bradford County
- Potter County
- Tioga 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> | 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 Woodhull) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Woodhull, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |