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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 Hankins (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 Hankins. 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 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.

Hankins is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Hankins)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hankins, with the one closest to Hankins listed first.
    • Deposit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Deposit is located in Broome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <1>
    • Gulf Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulf Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gulf Summit
      • From Hankins to Gulf Summit
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hankins, with the one closest to Hankins listed first.
    • Rock Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pea Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chiloway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chiloway
      • From Hankins to Chiloway
    • Cooks Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Horton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Peakville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peakville
      • From Hankins to Peakville
    • Butternut Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
    • Harvard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harvard
      • From Hankins to Harvard
    • Cadosia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadosia
      • From Hankins to Cadosia
    • Gregorytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shinhopple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Corbett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ulster County
    • Belle Ayr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belle Ayr
      • From Hankins to Belle Ayr
  • Lackawanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hankins, with the one closest to Hankins listed first.
    • Vandling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
      • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Carbondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <1>
    • Cortez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jermyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
      • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <1>
  • Pike County (PA)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hankins, with the one closest to Hankins listed first.
    • Burnwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Union Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
      • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <1>
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Hankins to Ararat
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Brandt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lanesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Gibson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hankins, with the one closest to Hankins listed first.
    • Damascus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Milanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Calkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calkins
      • From Hankins to Calkins
    • High Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Lake
      • From Hankins to High Lake
    • Boyds Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyds Mills
      • From Hankins to Boyds Mills
    • Siko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siko
      • From Hankins to Siko
    • Tanners Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carley Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Laurella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
    • Poyntelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Hankins to Poyntelle

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

Cemeteries Near Hankins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hankins.

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 Hankins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Basket Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basket Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorrer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorrer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bauernfeind Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Layton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pea Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Overlook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • East Cochecton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cochecton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cochecton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gould Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • French Woods Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Woods Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Woods Community 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 Hankins had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mileses
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mileses have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
    • Mileses is located in Sullivan County
  • Fremont Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
    • Fremont Center is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont Center <1>
  • Callicoon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Eddy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Obernburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obernburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obernburg
    • Obernburg is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obernburg <1>
  • Rock Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Galilee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Galilee is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Acidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cochecton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Falls Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Goulds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
      • Goulds is located in Delaware County
    • Lordville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
      • Lordville is located in Delaware County
    • Equinunk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equinunk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equinunk
      • Equinunk is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equinunk <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Hankins ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hankins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hankins, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hankins.

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 helpful 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 Hankins:

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

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 Hankins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hankins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hankins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8144, Longitude: -75.0865    









 

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