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 Italy Hill (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 Italy Hill. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Italy Hill is located in Yates 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 Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.
Below are the counties that are near Italy Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Italy Hill:
- Yates County (The home county of Italy Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Keuka Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vine Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Penn Yan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benton Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Seneca Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Himrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Canaseraga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bishopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Garwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Willets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atwaters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Chemung County
- Post Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Springwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Websters Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Cumminsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Maple Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Livonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- East Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Kysorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Ford Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gulick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Cottage City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Gorham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Canadice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Billsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Reading Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Burdett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Beaver Dams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Wedgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Montour Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Border City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Interlaken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- East Varick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Kidders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Kuneytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Prattsburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- South Pulteney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Keuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Atlanta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hammondsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Cohocton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins County
- Trumansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Italy Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Italy Hill.
Cemeteries Near Italy Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Italy Hill.
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 Italy Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Italy Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- East Italy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Italy Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Segar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Branchport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friend's Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Italy - Naples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Italy Hill had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Italy Hill, with the one closest to Italy Hill listed first.
- Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Branchport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prattsburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Friend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friend is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Pulteney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- South Pulteney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Bluff Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middlesex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Crosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crosby is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Grove Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
- Keuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Italy Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Italy Hill.
Newspapers Published in Italy Hill ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Italy Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Italy Hill, 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 Italy Hill.
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 websites either 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 Italy Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Yates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tompkins 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 Italy Hill, 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- Italy Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |