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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 Italy (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Italy is located in Yates County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Italy:

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

Cemeteries Near Italy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Italy.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Italy Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italy Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italy Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Segar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Segar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Segar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Italy Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Italy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Italy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Italy - Naples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italy - Naples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italy - Naples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Ingleside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ingleside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ingleside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pelton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • Rose Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gerould Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerould Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gerould Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marsh Cemetery
      • South Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64634 <4>
    • Old Fort Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fort Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Italy had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Italy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
    • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
  • Ingleside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Ingleside is located in Steuben County
  • Prattsburgh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Naples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Friend is located in Yates County
  • Middlesex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Middlesex is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesex <2>
  • Branchport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
    • Branchport is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchport <2>
  • Pulteney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulteney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulteney
    • Pulteney is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulteney <2>
  • Bristol Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
    • Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Potter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vine Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vine Valley
    • From Italy to Vine Valley
  • North Cohocton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cohocton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohocton
    • North Cohocton is located in Steuben County
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    • South Pulteney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pulteney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
    • Bluff Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
      • Bluff Point is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff Point <2>
    • South Bristol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
      • South Bristol is located in Ontario County

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

Newspapers Published in Italy ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Italy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Italy, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Italy.

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 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Italy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Italy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Italy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6066, Longitude: -77.2962    









 

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