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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 Greene (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 Greene. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Chenango County     (The home county of Greene)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Smithville Flats
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Union Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Yaleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Bainbridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Haynes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Afton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Guilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • East Guilford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Norwich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Quinneville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Triangle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • North Colesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Belden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Upper Lisle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
    • Castle Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
    • Kattellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kattellville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
    • Whitney Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Creekside Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nineveh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Castle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
    • Lisle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Marathon
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
    • Solon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Harford Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
    • McGraw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cortland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crains Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • East Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • East River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Munsons Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
    • Homer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Sidney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Masonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • China
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Barbourville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Tacoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Hambletville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Sidney Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Merrickville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Earlville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Copes Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Unadilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gilbertsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Youmans Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Otego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Morris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Newark Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hullsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
    • West Newark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
    • Campville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Campville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Gaskill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaskill is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
    • Apalachin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weltonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
    • Owego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamar Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
    • South Owego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Owego is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
    • Candor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Caroline Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
    • Dryden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Slaterville Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • McLean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene listed first.
    • Brackney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Great Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • Lanesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Choconut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
    • Lawsville Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Brandt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Little Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • Sherman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman

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

Cemeteries Near Greene ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greene.

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 Greene - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greene, with the one closest to Greene 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greene had a population of 1,067 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Greene had a population of 1,391 people.

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

  • Page Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
  • Smithville Flats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Triangle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Triangle is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • North Fenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Fenton is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fenton
  • North Colesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Colesville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
  • Coventry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coventry is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Itaska
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Itaska is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itaska
  • Chenango Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunnel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coventryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
  • South Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Oxford is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford
  • Tyner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyner is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Penelope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Penelope is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
    • Belden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Castle Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greene ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greene.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greene. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greene and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greene.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Greene.

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 Greene:

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 Greene, 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- Greene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.