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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 Haynes (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 Haynes. 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.

Haynes is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Haynes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haynes.

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

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

  • Blackman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Wagenen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Wagenen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Wagenen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New York State Veterans Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York State Veterans Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York State Veterans Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mason - Packer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason - Packer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason - Packer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • State Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gospel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • Curtiss Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtiss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beardsley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beardsley 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Haynes had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Guilford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Tyner is located in Chenango County
  • South Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford
    • South Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Guilford Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
    • Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
  • Preston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Chenango County
  • Rockwells Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
    • Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
  • Lathams Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Holmesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Chenango County
  • East McDonough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East McDonough
    • East McDonough is located in Chenango County
  • South Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plymouth
    • South Plymouth is located in Chenango County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mount Upton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Union Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Chenango County

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

Newspapers Published in Haynes ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haynes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haynes, 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 Haynes.

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 Haynes:

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haynes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haynes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4685, Longitude: -75.5443       In this case, the coordinates for Haynes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Haynes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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