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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 Peakville (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 Peakville. 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 and doctors 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.

Peakville is located in Delaware County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Peakville)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peakville, with the one closest to Peakville listed first.
    • Deposit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Deposit is located in Broome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <2>
    • Gulf Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Edson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
      • Edson is located in Broome County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edson
      • From Peakville to Edson
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Center Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
    • Nineveh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ouaquaga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Creekside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
    • Harpursville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peakville, with the one closest to Peakville listed first.
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Bainbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • East Guilford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
  • Otsego County
  • Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
    • Belle Ayr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belle Ayr
      • From Peakville to Belle Ayr
  • Pike County (PA)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peakville, with the one closest to Peakville listed first.
    • Brandt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
    • Ararat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Peakville to Ararat
    • Burnwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <2>
    • North Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Union Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
      • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <2>
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peakville, with the one closest to Peakville listed first.
    • High Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Lake
      • From Peakville to High Lake
    • Sherman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherman
      • From Peakville to Sherman
    • Lakewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Damascus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Poyntelle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Peakville to Poyntelle
    • Starrucca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <2>
    • Milanville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calkins
      • From Peakville to Calkins
    • Siko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siko
      • From Peakville to Siko
    • Boyds Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tanners Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Peakville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peakville.

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

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

  • Old East Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old East Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old East Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Flat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gould Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rickard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Appley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Horton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gregorytown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregorytown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregorytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Partridge Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooks Falls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • French Woods Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Woods Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Woods Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Pea Brook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Brook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rock Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Read Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Read Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Read Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Peakville had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
    • East Branch is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Branch <2>
  • Harvard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harvard
    • From Peakville to Harvard
  • Goulds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
    • Goulds is located in Delaware County
  • Chiloway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chiloway
    • From Peakville to Chiloway
  • Fishs Eddy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishs Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishs Eddy
    • Fishs Eddy is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishs Eddy <2>
  • Horton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Butternut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rock Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Acidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooks Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Downsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <2>
  • Cadosia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
    • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cadosia
    • From Peakville to Cadosia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
    • Lordville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
      • Lordville is located in Delaware County
    • Long Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Peakville ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peakville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peakville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peakville.

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 Peakville:

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Peakville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peakville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peakville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9815, Longitude: -75.0994       In this case, the coordinates for Peakville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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