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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Owego is located in Tioga County and is the County Seat.
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 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)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Lounsberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Campville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Hullsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Weltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Hamar Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- East Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Apalachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Owego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopers Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Willow Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Johnson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Ireland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Glen Aubrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Binghamton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Hawleyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Castle Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- 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)
- Owens Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Chemung
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Erin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sullivanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elmira Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horseheads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- West Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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)
- 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)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Marathon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- 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)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Catharine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owego, with the one closest to Owego listed first.
- Caroline Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- White Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- West Danby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Slaterville Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Danby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Besemer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Newfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- East Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- South Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Dryden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Ithaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Warren Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- North Orwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Vawter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Potterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- South Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Bumpville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Sayre
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Allis Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- 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)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brackney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Lawsville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Fairdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Great Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hallstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
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.
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 Owego - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Presbyterian Union Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tioga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Lounsberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiawatha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broadway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gibson Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flemingville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tioga Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Anderson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 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)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Catatonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catatonk is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
- Flemingville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flemingville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingville
- Tioga Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- East Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Owego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Apalachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Straits Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoopers Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Cadis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cadis is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
- South Apalachin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Apalachin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apalachin
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]<4> of Owego.
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 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:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome 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 Owego, 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' (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- Owego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |