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 North Chemung (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 North Chemung. 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 North Chemung ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Chemung: N. Chemung
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 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.
North Chemung is located in Chemung 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 Chemung County: Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Tioga (PA).
Below are the counties that are near North Chemung. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Chemung:
- Chemung County (The home county of North Chemung)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- Owens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chemung
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horseheads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Sullivanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- West Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Van Etten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catharine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Montour Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Beaver Dams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Cayutaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Watkins Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bennettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Burdett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- Caton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hornby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Painted Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Gang Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Coopers Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lindley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Presho
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Presho is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- East Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- South Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Smithboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- West Candor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Nichols
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Hamar Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- West Danby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Newfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Danby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- White Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- South Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Besemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Caroline Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- East Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Forest Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Slaterville Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Yates County
- Glenora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- Fassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Bentley Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- South Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Gillett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Sayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Berrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- East Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Coryland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Vawter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- Little Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- Millerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Mainesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Tioga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Farmington Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Chemung, see our County-by-County Page for North Chemung.
Cemeteries Near North Chemung ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Chemung.
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 North Chemung - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Chemung covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- North Chemung Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wacomber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott - Searles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Elmira.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327442 <3>
- Scudder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Price - Simcoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Scotchtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Scotchtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 North Chemung had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Chemung, with the one closest to North Chemung listed first.
- East Elmira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elmira
- Hicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lowman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Breesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Chemung
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reniff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reniff is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reniff
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Ridgebury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgebury is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Wilawana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilawana is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilawana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Chemung. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Chemung.
Newspapers Published in North Chemung ...
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 North Chemung.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Chemung, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Chemung.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 North Chemung:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chemung County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Yates County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Chemung) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 North Chemung, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |