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 Monterey (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 Monterey. 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.
Monterey is located in Schuyler 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 Schuyler County: Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins & Yates.
Below are the counties that are near Monterey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey:
- Schuyler County (The home county of Monterey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wedgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Montour Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Reading Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burdett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catharine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga County
- Atwaters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Post Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Horseheads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Elmira Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Sagetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Naples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Interlaken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Ovid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kidders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Hornby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- South Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- East Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Savona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coopers Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Painted Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Gang Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- North Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trumansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Taughannock Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Willow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Danby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Ithaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Cayuga Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- East Ithaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Lake Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Glenora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Himrod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keuka Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Penn Yan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seneca Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Italy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Potter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Fassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Coryland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Bentley Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Millerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Elkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Tioga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey.
Cemeteries Near Monterey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey.
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 Monterey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Monterey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maltby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Schuyler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christ Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duvall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goodsell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Savory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quigley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Monterey had a population of 277 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey, with the one closest to Monterey listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Dyke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dyke is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sonora is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- East Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Ferenbaugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ferenbaugh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferenbaugh
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Tyrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wedgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Savona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey.
Newspapers Published in Monterey ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey, 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 Monterey.
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 helpful 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 Monterey:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schuyler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Ontario County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Yates County
- Bradford 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 Monterey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monterey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |