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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 Newfield (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 Newfield. 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 and hospitals 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.

Newfield is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Newfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newfield.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Newfield Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Newfield Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Newfield Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sebring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cutter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnbulls Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbulls Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbulls Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chaffee Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaffee Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaffee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hine Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hine Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hine Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Budd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Budd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Budd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rumsey Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumsey Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumsey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Estabrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estabrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estabrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Danby Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Danby Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Danby Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Valley View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Inlet Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inlet Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inlet Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Connecticut Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connecticut Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connecticut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newfield had a population of 619 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stratton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Tompkins County
  • Trumbull Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Corners
    • Trumbull Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • West Danby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
    • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Danby
    • From Newfield to West Danby
  • Danby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
    • Danby is located in Tompkins County
  • Cayutaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alpine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuta
    • Cayuta is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuta <3>
  • Ithaca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecklenburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
    • Smith Valley is located in Schuyler County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Swartwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood
      • Swartwood is located in Chemung County
    • Caroline Depot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Depot
      • Caroline Depot is located in Tompkins County
    • Besemer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newfield ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Newfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Newfield:

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Newfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Newfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3622, Longitude: -76.5905    









 

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