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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 Elk Brook (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 Elk Brook. 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 Elk Brook ...

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 Elk Brook: Elk Brk.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Elk Brook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • Chiloway
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Horton
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Peakville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Butternut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Gregorytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Shinhopple
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harvard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Cooks Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Corbett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Rock Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Pea Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Downsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • Deposit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gulf Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • East Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Chenango County
    • Afton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Otego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • Acidalia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Roscoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Long Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaverkill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Deckertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Hankins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • North Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Livingston Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morsston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
    • Callicoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hortonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jeffersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Pike County (PA)
    • Masthope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • Thompson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Brandt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Ararat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Burnwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Lanesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • North Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Union Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Brook, with the one closest to Elk Brook listed first.
    • High Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
    • Damascus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Milanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Poyntelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
    • Calkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Starrucca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Boyds Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Siko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Wrighter Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
    • Tanners Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls

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

Cemeteries Near Elk Brook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Brook.

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 Elk Brook - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Horton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gould Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rickard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Long Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregorytown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harvard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old East Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Appley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Partridge Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • French Woods Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Brook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

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

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

  • Chiloway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
  • Horton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Horton is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Peakville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peakville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
  • Goulds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goulds is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
  • Butternut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
  • Cooks Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
  • Harvard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvard is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • East Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Acidalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Rock Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Fishs Eddy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roscoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rockland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockland is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Downsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Long Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Elk Brook ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Brook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Brook, 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 Elk Brook.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Elk Brook:

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 Elk Brook, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.