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 Loomis (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 Loomis. 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 doctors 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.
Loomis is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Loomis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loomis:
- Delaware County (The home county of Loomis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Tacoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Merrickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Masonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mundale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Hamden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hambletville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Harvard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Deposit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nineveh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gulf Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
- Center Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- East Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Creekside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Harpursville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ouaquaga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Belden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- North Colesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Edson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Quinneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- East Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yaleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Union Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- West Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Nineveh Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Haynes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Unadilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Otego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Youmans Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Copes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Gilbertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West End
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- West Oneonta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- Oneonta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colliersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Portlandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Acidalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Eddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaverkill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
- Lew Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
- Deckertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Hankins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Livingston Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morsston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morsston is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
- North Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkston is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Brandt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Lanesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Susquehanna Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Starrucca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- High Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
- Poyntelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
- Wrighter Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loomis, see our County-by-County Page for Loomis.
Cemeteries Near Loomis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loomis.
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 Loomis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loomis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Windfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olmsted Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower East Masonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Brace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barbourville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- The Knoll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Sidney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loomis had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Tacoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Trout Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- Franklin Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
- East Masonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Beerston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beerston is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beerston
- Sidney Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colchester is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Rock Rift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Youngs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- East Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Sidney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
- Masonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loomis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loomis.
Newspapers Published in Loomis ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loomis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loomis, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loomis.
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 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 Loomis:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chenango County
- Otsego County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Loomis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Loomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |