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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 Owego (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 Owego. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Owego is located in Tioga County and is the County Seat.

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 Tioga County: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Susquehanna (PA).

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

  • Tioga County     (The home county of Owego)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Gaskill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
      • Gaskill is located in Tioga County
    • Lounsberry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
    • Campville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
      • Campville is located in Tioga County
    • Hullsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
    • Weltonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
    • Hamar Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
    • East Nichols
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
      • East Nichols is located in Tioga County
    • Apalachin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apalachin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachin
      • Apalachin is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachin <3>
    • South Owego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Owego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
      • South Owego is located in Tioga County
    • Nichols
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoopers Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Smithboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Endicott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vestal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Endwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Maine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
      • Maine is located in Broome County
    • Willow Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
      • Willow Point is located in Broome County
    • Johnson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Ireland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Broome County
    • Glen Aubrey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Chenango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Chenango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
      • West Chenango is located in Broome County
    • Binghamton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Glen Castle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
      • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
    • Hawleyton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
      • Hawleyton is located in Broome County
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Van Etten
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
      • Van Etten is located in Chemung County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <3>
    • Owens Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
    • Chemung
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <3>
    • Erin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <3>
    • Wellsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sullivanville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
      • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Elmira Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
    • Horseheads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Southport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
    • Pioneer Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • West Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Greene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
    • Smithville Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Harford Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harford Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Harford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lapeer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
    • Marathon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <3>
    • Messengerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Messengerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • White Church
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Church. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
      • White Church is located in Tompkins County
    • West Danby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Slaterville Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Besemer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
      • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
    • Newfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Varna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
    • East Ithaca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
      • East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • South Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Tompkins County
    • Dryden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
    • Forest Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
    • Ithaca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
    • Cayuga Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • West Warren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
      • West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Warren Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
      • Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • North Orwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
      • North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Vawter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vawter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
      • Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Potterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
      • Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • South Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
      • South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Bumpville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bumpville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
      • Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Sayre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
    • Athens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
    • South Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Rome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
    • Allis Hollow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allis Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
      • Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
    • Little Meadows
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Choconut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choconut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Friendsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <3>
    • Brackney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
      • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Rushville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Lawsville Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Fairdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Montrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
    • Great Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <3>
    • Hallstead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
    • South Montrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Owego ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owego.

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

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

  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Union Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Union Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tioga Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Lounsberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lounsberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lounsberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hiawatha Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiawatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broadway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flemingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flemingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flemingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tioga Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tioga Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tioga Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Anderson Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Anderson Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Owego had a population of 6,219 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Owego had a population of 3,823 people.

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

  • Lounsberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
    • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
  • Catatonk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catatonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
    • Catatonk is located in Tioga County
  • Flemingville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingville
    • Flemingville is located in Tioga County
  • Tioga Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Center
    • Tioga Center is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga Center <3>
  • Campville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Tioga County
  • East Nichols
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
    • East Nichols is located in Tioga County
  • South Owego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Owego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
    • South Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Apalachin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apalachin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachin
    • Apalachin is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachin <3>
  • Weltonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
    • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
  • Straits Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
    • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
  • Nichols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Hoopers Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Cadis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
      • Cadis is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • South Apalachin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apalachin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apalachin
      • South Apalachin is located in Tioga County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Owego ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owego.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Owego. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Owego and those printed in the larger area surrounding Owego.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Owego.

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 Owego:

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

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>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.
<5>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 Owego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Owego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1049, Longitude: -76.2631       In this case, the coordinates for Owego have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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