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 Hayt Corner (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 Hayt Corner. 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 Hayt Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hayt Corner: Hayt Cor. (or less commonly used: Hayt Crn.)
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Hayt Corner is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Hayt Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayt Corner:
- Tompkins County (The home county of Hayt Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Cayuga Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Ithaca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- South Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Varna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Taughannock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- East Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Newfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Manningville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Killawog
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Whitney Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Aubrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- East Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Atwaters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Locke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ledyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Summer Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Black Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Moravia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Montville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Willets
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Poplar Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dresserville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Van Etten
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Pine Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horseheads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Post Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Owens Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Elmira Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Harford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Munsons Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Messengerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- McGraw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Spafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Mandana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Otisco Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Assembly Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Perry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Searsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Bennettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Odessa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catharine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montour Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Interlaken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Kidders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Romulus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Hornby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keuka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- North Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Candor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Candor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- West Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Newark Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Lockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ketchumville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Hullsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Owego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- Glenora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Himrod
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Seneca Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Angus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Penn Yan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keuka Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayt Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hayt Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hayt Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayt Corner.
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 Hayt Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayt Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- West Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Budd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Hayt Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayt Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayt Corner, with the one closest to Hayt Corner listed first.
- McKinneys
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McKinneys is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneys
- Ithaca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Asbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Varna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- South Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lansing
- Ludlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
- Taughannock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trumbull Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Corners
- Newfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Dryden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayt Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayt Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hayt Corner ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayt Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayt Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayt Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hayt Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tompkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Yates 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 Hayt Corner, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayt Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |