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 Fickles Corner (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 Fickles Corner. 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 Fickles Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Fickles Corner: Fickles Cor. (or less commonly used: Fickles Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Fickles Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fickles Corner may originally have been Fickle's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fickles Corner might be written as Fickle Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fickles Corner is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Fickles Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fickles Corner:
- Chenango County (The home county of Fickles Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nineveh Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Adams Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Union Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- West Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yaleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Quinneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Kattellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- North Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Castle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Triangle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Glen Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Hinmans Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinmans Corners is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmans Corners
- Whitney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- West Chenango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Brookvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brookvale is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Glen Aubrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Marathon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lapeer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Messengerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Harford Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- McGraw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munsons Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- East River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- China
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Masonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hambletville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Barbourville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Tacoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Sidney Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Unadilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Copes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Gilbertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Youmans Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Ketchumville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hullsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Campville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Gaskill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Apalachin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Weltonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Owego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- South Owego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Candor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Caroline Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Bradford County (PA)
- Warren Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Brackney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Great Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hallstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Lawsville Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Lanesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Susquehanna Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brandt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Starrucca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fickles Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Fickles Corner.
Cemeteries Near Fickles Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fickles Corner.
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 Fickles Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fickles Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Fenton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Toombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2397936 <3>
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Genegantslet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knapp Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Collins - Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Handy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- King Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Fickles Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fickles Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fickles Corner, with the one closest to Fickles Corner listed first.
- North Fenton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Fenton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fenton
- Chenango Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Page Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Kattellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- Castle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Tunnel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Itaska
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Itaska is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itaska
- Chenango Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Crane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Triangle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Glen Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- West Chenango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- West Colesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fickles Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fickles Corner.
Newspapers Published in Fickles Corner ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fickles Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fickles Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fickles Corner.
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 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 Fickles Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Otsego County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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. |
| <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 Fickles Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fickles Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |