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 Fulmer Valley (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 Fulmer Valley. 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 Fulmer Valley ...
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 Fulmer Valley: Fulmer Vly. (or less commonly used: Fulmer Vally. or Fulmer Vlly.)
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.
Fulmer Valley is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Fulmer Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fulmer Valley:
- Allegany County (The home county of Fulmer Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Hallsport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Elm Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Stannards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Wellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Alfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Phillips Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Portville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abbotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Weston Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ischua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Rexville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Troupsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Canisteo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Troupsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Canisteo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- North Hornell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Arkport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Myrtle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Eldred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Genesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- West Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ellisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Ulysses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Chrystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Gold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Oswayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Potter Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Austinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Elkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manhattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fulmer Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Fulmer Valley.
Cemeteries Near Fulmer Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fulmer Valley.
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 Fulmer Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fulmer Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Fulmer Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hallsport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stannards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kenyon Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitesville Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trapping Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yorks Corners 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fulmer Valley had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fulmer Valley, with the one closest to Fulmer Valley listed first.
- Hallsport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Elm Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Shongo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shongo is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
- Wellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Genesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Spring Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- North Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rexville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tip Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tip Top is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fulmer Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fulmer Valley.
Newspapers Published in Fulmer Valley ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulmer Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fulmer Valley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fulmer Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fulmer Valley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Steuben County
- McKean 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> | 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 Fulmer Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fulmer Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |