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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 Edson (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 Edson. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Edson is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Edson)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edson, with the one closest to Edson listed first.
    • Nineveh Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
    • Afton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • West Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • Greene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
    • Union Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union Valley
      • From Edson to Union Valley
    • Yaleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Guilford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithville Flats
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Adams Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edson, with the one closest to Edson listed first.
    • Hambletville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hambletville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hambletville
      • From Edson to Hambletville
    • China
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for China. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to China
      • From Edson to China
    • Barbourville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barbourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barbourville
      • From Edson to Barbourville
    • Cadosia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadosia
      • From Edson to Cadosia
    • Hancock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
    • Masonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
    • Tacoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tacoma
      • From Edson to Tacoma
    • Pea Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sidney Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harvard
      • From Edson to Harvard
    • Peakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peakville
      • From Edson to Peakville
  • Otsego County
    • Unadilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
  • Sullivan County
  • Tioga County
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edson, with the one closest to Edson listed first.
    • Warren Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • South Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Le Raysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • West Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
      • West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Warren
      • From Edson to West Warren
  • Lackawanna County (PA)
    • Tompkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edson, with the one closest to Edson listed first.
    • Lanesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <2>
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <2>
    • Brandt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Milford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <2>
    • North Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Jackson
      • From Edson to North Jackson
    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawsville Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brackney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edson, with the one closest to Edson listed first.
    • Sherman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherman
      • From Edson to Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <2>
    • Wrighter Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Poyntelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Edson to Poyntelle
    • High Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Lake
      • From Edson to High Lake
    • Forest City Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Aldenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edson, with the one closest to Edson listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Avery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Edson to Avery

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

Cemeteries Near Edson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edson.

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

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

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>

While we didn't find Edson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edson.

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

  • Flowers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
    • Flowers is located in Broome County
  • Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Cascade Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
    • Cascade Valley is located in Broome County
  • Lester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Broome County
  • Riverside
    (5 miles [8 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 Broome County
  • Great Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
    • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
  • Lanesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
    • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <2>
  • Hallstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <2>
  • Susquehanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulf Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulf Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gulf Summit
    • From Edson to Gulf Summit
  • East Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Edson ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edson, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Edson:

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

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0267, Longitude: -75.6612       In this case, the coordinates for Edson 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 Edson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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