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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 Howes (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 Howes. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Howes is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Howes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • East Windsor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Center Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Harpursville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nineveh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Ouaquaga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Deposit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Gulf Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Belden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Edson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Edson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • North Colesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • Afton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Bainbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Bainbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Union Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • East Guilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Yaleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Guilford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Greene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Upton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Adams Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • China
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Hambletville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Barbourville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Masonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Sidney Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadosia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
    • Hancock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Merrickville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Harvard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copes Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Youmans Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Otego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • Long Eddy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Acidalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Tioga County
    • Ketchumville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • Brandt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Lanesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Great Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • North Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Lakeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • New Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
    • Sherman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
    • Poyntelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
    • High Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Howes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howes.

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 Howes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Howes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howes.

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

  • Vallonia Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vallonia Springs is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Springs
  • Sanford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • North Sanford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Sanford is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanford
  • Doraville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Doraville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doraville
  • East Windsor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
  • Nineveh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpursville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Afton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McClure
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McClure is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • China
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • China is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Deposit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hambletville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Gulf Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Barbourville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville

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

Newspapers Published in Howes ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howes, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Howes:

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 Howes, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.