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 Hiltonville (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 Hiltonville. 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.
Hiltonville is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Hiltonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiltonville:
- Allegany County (The home county of Hiltonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Bishopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- West Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Garwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Canaseraga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Phillips Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Aristotle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- West Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Angelica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Withey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Abbotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Elton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nunda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Cumminsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Dansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- West Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Naples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canadice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Gulick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- West Canadice Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Arkport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Stephens Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Canisteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haskinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Jobs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Howard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- East Koy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bliss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Perry Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Smiths Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Genesee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Bingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Chrystal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- West Bingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- North Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Ellisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Honeoye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiltonville, see our County-by-County Page for Hiltonville.
Cemeteries Near Hiltonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiltonville.
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 Hiltonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiltonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Lippincott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Almond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stahl Brothers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaseraga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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, Hiltonville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiltonville, with the one closest to Hiltonville listed first.
- Karrdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bishopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Birdsall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birdsall is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
- Bennetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
- West Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Arkport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Canaseraga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Phillips Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Alfred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Aristotle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiltonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiltonville.
Newspapers Published in Hiltonville ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiltonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiltonville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiltonville.
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 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 Hiltonville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- Potter 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 Hiltonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hiltonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |