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 New Connecticut (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 New Connecticut. 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.
New Connecticut is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Susquehanna (PA).
Below are the counties that are near New Connecticut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Connecticut:
- Tioga County (The home county of New Connecticut)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Ketchumville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Weltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Hullsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Gaskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Hamar Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Owego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apalachin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Glen Aubrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manningville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Maine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Lisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Killawog
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Castle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Upper Lisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Endicott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Endwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Summer Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Locke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Van Etten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Erin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chemung
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smithville Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Pitcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Harford Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Marathon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Munsons Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McGraw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Solon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Caroline Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Besemer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Freeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- West Danby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- McLean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Forest Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Warren Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- West Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- North Orwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Potterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Sayre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
- Vawter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- South Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Allis Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Le Raysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Little Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Brackney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Forest Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Great Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Connecticut, see our County-by-County Page for New Connecticut.
Cemeteries Near New Connecticut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Connecticut.
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 New Connecticut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Connecticut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Bushnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ketchumville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Berkshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Settle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zimmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Railroad Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- North Maine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tiona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find New Connecticut in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Connecticut.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Connecticut, with the one closest to New Connecticut listed first.
- Wilson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
- Ketchumville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Berkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenksville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
- West Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Speedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
- Richford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Maine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Glen Aubrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Lisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lisle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flemingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flemingville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingville
- Harford Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Union Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Connecticut. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Connecticut.
Newspapers Published in New Connecticut ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Connecticut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Connecticut, 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 New Connecticut.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Connecticut:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Schuyler County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna 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 New Connecticut, 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- New Connecticut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |