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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 Lathams Corners (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 Lathams Corners. 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 Lathams Corners ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lathams Corners: Lathams Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Lathams Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lathams Corners may originally have been Latham's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lathams Corners might be written as Latham Corners.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Lathams Corners is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Lathams Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lathams Corners.

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 Lathams Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upton Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Godfrey's Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey's Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Butternut Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Churchyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holmesville Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmesville Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmesville Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guilford Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilford Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Amblerville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amblerville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amblerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prentiss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prentiss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prentiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Rockwells Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
    • Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
  • Mount Upton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holmesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Chenango County
  • Gilbertsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
    • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
  • Guilford Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
    • Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
  • South New Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
    • South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Guilford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
  • Unadilla Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
    • Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
  • Haynes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Chenango County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Haynes
    • From Lathams Corners to Haynes
  • Chenango Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenango Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
    • Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
  • East Guilford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Maple Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Norwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lathams Corners ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lathams Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lathams Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lathams Corners.

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 Lathams Corners:

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lathams Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Lathams Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lathams Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4598, Longitude: -75.3993       In this case, the coordinates for Lathams Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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