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 Hampshire (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 Hampshire. 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 and doctors 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.
Hampshire 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 Hampshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampshire:
- Steuben County (The home county of Hampshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- South Canisteo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canisteo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Troupsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodhull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rexville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alfred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Hallsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Bishopville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Paynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Dyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- West Almond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Phillips Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Stannards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Post Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Big Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sagetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Dansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- North Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Elmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- North Bingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Genesee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Ulysses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Sunderlinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Ellisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Newfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Gold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Brookland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Austinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cowanesque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Farmington Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Keeneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Gurnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampshire, see our County-by-County Page for Hampshire.
Cemeteries Near Hampshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampshire.
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 Hampshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Hampshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Schenck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenck Cemetery
- The Schenck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marsh Hill Cemetery
- Jasper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eight Square Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Talbot Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Creek Cemetery
- The Talbot Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Jasper Cemetery
- Gully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Swale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Bennetts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Hampshire had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- South Canisteo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Cameron Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rexville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Young Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Young Hickory is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Troupsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodhull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canisteo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- South Troupsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- North Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cameron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampshire.
Newspapers Published in Hampshire ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampshire, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hampshire.
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 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 Hampshire:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Livingston County
- Schuyler 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> | 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 Hampshire, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |