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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 Haskinville (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 Haskinville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Haskinville 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 Haskinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haskinville:

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

Cemeteries Near Haskinville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haskinville.

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

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

  • Haskinsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskinsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parkhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fremont Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beachville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beachville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beachville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amos White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loon Lake Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loon Lake Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loon Lake Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • McConnell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (389 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Haskinville had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Big Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Steuben County
  • Stephens Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
  • Arkport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cohocton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Avoca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Steuben County
  • Perkinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
    • Perkinsville is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkinsville <2>
  • Rogersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
  • Burns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Bishopville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wayland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Canisteo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kanona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
      • Kanona is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanona <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Haskinville ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haskinville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haskinville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haskinville.

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 Haskinville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haskinville. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Haskinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haskinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haskinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4230, Longitude: -77.5663    









 

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