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 Holton Beach (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 Holton Beach. 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 Holton Beach ...
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 Holton Beach: Holton Bch.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Holton Beach is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.
Below are the counties that are near Holton Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holton Beach:
- Seneca County (The home county of Holton Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Kidders
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Romulus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Seneca Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Border City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Tyre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Atwaters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Willets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Scipioville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Locke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Moravia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Millport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Van Etten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Post Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Munsons Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Scott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Little York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Harford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Preble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Harford Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- East Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Mandana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Spafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Thorn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Skaneateles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Mottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Otisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Assembly Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Marcellus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Billsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Gorham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Seneca Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Junius
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Melvin Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Phelps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Searsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Perry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mecklenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hector
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Cayutaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Burdett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Reading Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Montour Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Keuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- South Pulteney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- South Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- North Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Candor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Trumansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taughannock Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Willow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- North Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Myers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- East Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- West Groton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Forest Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Ithaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Himrod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Angus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Bellona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Penn Yan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Keuka Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Potter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holton Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Holton Beach.
Cemeteries Near Holton Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holton Beach.
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 Holton Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holton Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Covert Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheldrake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodyears Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Genoa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McNeal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Townsendville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trumansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64733 <2>
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Holton Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holton Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holton Beach, with the one closest to Holton Beach listed first.
- Atwaters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Covert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Sheldrake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sheldrake is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldrake
- Lake Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Townsendville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Townsendville is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsendville
- Trumansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Searsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Taughannock Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Lansingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Willets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lodi Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi Center is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Center
- East Steamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Steamburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steamburg
- Waterburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterburg is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holton Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holton Beach.
Newspapers Published in Holton Beach ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holton Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holton Beach, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holton Beach.
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 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 Holton Beach:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins 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 Holton Beach, 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- Holton Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |