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 Kanona (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 Kanona. 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 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 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.
Kanona is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Kanona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kanona:
- Steuben County (The home county of Kanona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Mitchellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hammondsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Savona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Risingville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Risingville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
- Haskinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Almond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bishopville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Canaseraga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alfred
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Garwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Swain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Phillips Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Elm Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Post Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Big Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Dansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumminsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Websters Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Groveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Foots Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Maple Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Naples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Gulick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Canadice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bristol Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Cottage City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Beaver Dams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reading Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wedgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Watkins Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hector
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montour Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bennettsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Italy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Keuka Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Glenora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Potter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Vine Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Himrod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Yan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seneca Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Benton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Potter County (PA)
- North Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Elkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Austinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kanona, see our County-by-County Page for Kanona.
Cemeteries Near Kanona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kanona.
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 Kanona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kanona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bath National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bath National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bath.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109387 <2>
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nondaga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Avoca Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Town Cemetery
- The Avoca Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Town Line Cemetery
- Old Avoca Cemetery
- Old Avoca Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187907 <2>
- Old Cemetery of Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Kanona had a population of 254 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kanona, with the one closest to Kanona listed first.
- Marshalls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marshalls is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Mitchellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Dineharts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dineharts is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dineharts
- Rheims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rheims is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheims
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- North Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cameron
- Savona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kanona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kanona.
Newspapers Published in Kanona ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kanona, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kanona.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Kanona:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Yates County
- Potter County
- Tioga 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 Kanona, 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- Kanona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |