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 Guilford Center (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 Guilford Center. 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 Guilford Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Guilford Center: Guilford Ctr. (or less commonly used: Guilford Cen., Guilford Cent. or Guilford Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Guilford Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Guilford Center.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Guilford Center 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 Guilford Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guilford Center:
- Chenango County (The home county of Guilford Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yaleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Mount Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lathams Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- East Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Haynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Nineveh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Creekside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Harpursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Center Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Quinneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- East Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Ouaquaga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Deposit
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kattellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- Cortland County
- Marathon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sidney Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tacoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Merrickville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- China
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- North Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Barbourville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Hambletville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Mundale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Earlville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- East Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Randallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Copes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Gilbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unadilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Youmans Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Wells Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneonta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- Pittsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- West End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Oneonta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laurens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County (PA)
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 Guilford Center, see our County-by-County Page for Guilford Center.
Cemeteries Near Guilford Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guilford Center.
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 Guilford Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guilford Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Guilford Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ives Settlement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Godfrey's Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foote Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gospel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yaleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
- The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Upton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <2>
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Guilford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upton Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Bainbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Guilford Center had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guilford Center, with the one closest to Guilford Center listed first.
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Mount Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockwells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
- Lathams Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- East Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Haynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- West Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Unadilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Unadilla is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Unadilla
- Gilbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guilford Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guilford Center.
Newspapers Published in Guilford Center ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guilford Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guilford Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guilford Center.
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 Guilford Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Madison County
- Otsego 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 Guilford Center, 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 from Point A (ie- Guilford Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |