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 Fortress Estates (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 Fortress Estates. 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 Fortress Estates ...
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 Fortress Estates: Fortress Ests.
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 and doctors 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.
Fortress Estates is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Fortress Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fortress Estates:
- Broome County (The home county of Fortress Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Glen Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Hinmans Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hinmans Corners is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmans Corners
- Port Dickinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- New Ireland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Kattellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- West Chenango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Castle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Binghamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookvale is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Willow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Endwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Smithville Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Afton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- West Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Union Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- East Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Marathon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- 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
- Messengerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Harford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McGraw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Solon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- China
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Hambletville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barbourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Ketchumville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Campville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Hullsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Apalachin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Newark Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- West Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- South Owego
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Owego
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamar Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- East Nichols
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Candor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Caroline Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Warren Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- West Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- South Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Le Raysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Potterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- North Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Allis Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Bumpville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Herrickville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Vawter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Brackney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Great Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Hallstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Lanesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- New Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fortress Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Fortress Estates.
Cemeteries Near Fortress Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fortress Estates.
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 Fortress Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fortress Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Glen Castle Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lilly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nimmonsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chenango Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choconut Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kattellville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Spirit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fortress Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fortress Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fortress Estates, with the one closest to Fortress Estates listed first.
- Glen Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Choconut Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choconut Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut Center
- Port Dickinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Chenango Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Port Crane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kattellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- West Chenango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Binghamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Maine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Maine
- Castle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Chenango Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Brookvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookvale is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Kirkwood Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fortress Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortress Estates.
Newspapers Published in Fortress Estates ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortress Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fortress Estates, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fortress Estates.
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 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 Fortress Estates:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Broome County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Fortress Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fortress Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |