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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 Greenwood (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 Greenwood. 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 doctors 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.

Greenwood is located in Steuben County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Greenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenwood:

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

Cemeteries Near Greenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Letts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hauber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highup Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gully Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gully Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennetts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennetts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennetts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krusen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenwood had a population of 3,898 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rexville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Steuben County
  • Young Hickory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
    • Young Hickory is located in Steuben County
  • Hampshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampshire
    • Hampshire is located in Steuben County
  • South Canisteo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Troupsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulmer Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulmer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley
    • Fulmer Valley is located in Allegany County
  • Whitesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Canisteo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tip Top
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tip Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
      • Tip Top is located in Allegany County
    • Spring Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Allegany County
    • North Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Greenwood ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood.

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 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 Greenwood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Greenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1352, Longitude: -77.6485    









 

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