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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 North Fenton (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 Fenton. 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 Fenton ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Fenton: N. Fenton

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Fenton is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of North Fenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Quinneville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • North Colesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Kattellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kattellville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
    • Belden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Castle Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
    • Glen Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
    • Hinmans Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinmans Corners is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmans Corners
    • Triangle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Brookvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
    • Port Dickinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Creekside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Greene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Smithville Flats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • West Bainbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Adams Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Union Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Bainbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yaleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Guilford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Guilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Marathon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapeer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Messengerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
    • Harford Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
    • Harford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Solon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • McGraw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Sidney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • China
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Masonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hambletville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Barbourville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Tacoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Sidney Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Copes Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Youmans Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Hullsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
    • Newark Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Apalachin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Campville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Campville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Gaskill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gaskill is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
    • West Newark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
    • Weltonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
    • Owego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • South Owego
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Owego is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
    • Hamar Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
    • Candor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Caroline Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
    • Dryden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slaterville Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • White Church
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • White Church is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • Warren Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Brackney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Great Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hallstead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • Lawsville Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
    • Choconut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
    • Lanesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Little Meadows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Fenton, with the one closest to North Fenton listed first.
    • Sherman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near North Fenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Fenton.

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 Fenton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Fenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 North Fenton had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Page Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
  • Chenango Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tunnel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Colesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Colesville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
  • Kattellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kattellville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
  • Port Crane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chenango Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belden is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Greene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Itaska
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Itaska is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itaska
  • Castle Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
  • Glen Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Colesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colesville
    • Port Dickinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Brookvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale

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

Newspapers Published in North Fenton ...

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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Fenton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Fenton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Fenton.

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 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 Fenton:

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 North Fenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Fenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.