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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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Greenville is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:

  • Steuben County     (The home county of Greenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
    • Jobs Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
    • Haskinville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Avoca
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Howard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Cohocton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stephens Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Hornell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Arkport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wayland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adrian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Adrian is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
    • Bishopville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
    • Almond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Canaseraga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Garwoods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Swain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Alfred
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • West Almond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
    • Phillips Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
    • Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
    • Aristotle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • Angelica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
    • Dansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumminsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Springwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
    • Websters Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Sparta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
    • Groveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kysorville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
    • Foots Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Maple Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Dalton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Groveland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
    • Naples
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Canadice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bristol Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Richmond Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Cottage City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Reading
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Townsend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Beaver Dams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Reading Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming County
    • Castile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
    • Italy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Vine Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Barrington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Keuka Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yatesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Rushville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Penn Yan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Himrod
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Benton Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • Austinburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg

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

Cemeteries Near Greenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.

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

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

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

  • Parkhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Haskinsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Slayton Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smith Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vale of Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • McConnell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Avoca Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Town Cemetery
    • The Avoca Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Avoca Town Line Cemetery
    • Old Avoca Cemetery
    • Old Avoca Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187907 <2>
  • Old Cemetery of Avoca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (395 more) ...
    • Larrowe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Big Creek 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.<3>

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

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

  • Wallace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Haskinville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
  • Howard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Howard is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Avoca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Big Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Creek is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Cohocton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stephens Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Kanona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshalls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marshalls is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
  • Arkport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wheeler is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Cohocton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Cohocton is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohocton
    • Perkinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Greenville ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.

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 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 Greenville:

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