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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 Penelope (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 Penelope. 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 northeast 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Penelope is primarily located in Broome County. A portion of Penelope extends into Cortland 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Penelope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Upper Lisle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Lisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Triangle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triangle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
    • Whitney Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Killawog
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manningville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
    • Castle Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
      • Castle Creek is located in Broome County
    • Quinneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
    • Glen Aubrey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kattellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
      • Kattellville is located in Broome County
    • North Colesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
    • West Chenango
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Summer Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • Dresserville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Sempronius
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Smithville Flats
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Adams Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
    • Greene
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Haynes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
    • Kirk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
    • Union Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
    • West Bainbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Guilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Yaleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Marathon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Messengerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Lapeer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
    • Solon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
    • Harford Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • McGraw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <2>
    • Harford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cortland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Munsons Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Crains Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Sidney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
    • Masonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Puckerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • Earlville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
      • Earlville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <2>
    • New Woodstock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Assembly Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Tully
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Tully is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <2>
    • Apulia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Fabius
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Copes Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Gilbertsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
    • Unadilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Ketchumville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketchumville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
    • Newark Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
    • Hullsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
    • Weltonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
    • Gaskill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
      • Gaskill is located in Tioga County
    • Campville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
      • Campville is located in Tioga County
    • Candor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamar Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
    • Apalachin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apalachin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Owego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
      • Owego is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <2>
    • West Candor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Dryden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • McLean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <2>
    • Slaterville Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Groton City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • White Church
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Groton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Besemer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
      • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
    • Peruville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Varna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
    • East Ithaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
      • East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Forest Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
    • Brackney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Choconut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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)

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

Cemeteries Near Penelope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penelope.

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

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

  • Hazard Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazard Corners Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hazard Corners Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303751 <4>
  • Beardsley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beardsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Lisle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leahy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leahy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leahy Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Page Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Brook Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Page Brook Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418333 <4>
  • Taft Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smithville Flats Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithville Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithville Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Route 11 Burial Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Route 11 Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Route 11 Burial Ground came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Continue List   (451 more) ...
    • Dorchester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorchester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410888 <4>
    • Green Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410889 <4>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Penelope had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Upper Lisle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Lisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
    • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
  • Willet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
    • Willet is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willet <2>
  • Smithville Flats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Triangle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triangle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Triangle is located in Broome County
  • Whitney Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
    • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Killawog
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Itaska
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itaska
    • Itaska is located in Broome County
  • Marathon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Cincinnatus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cincinnatus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnatus
    • Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnatus <2>
  • Greene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
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    • McDonough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
      • McDonough is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <2>
    • Center Lisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Lisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lisle
      • Center Lisle is located in Broome County
    • East Freetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
      • East Freetown is located in Cortland County

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

Newspapers Published in Penelope ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penelope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penelope, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penelope.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Penelope:

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

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.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>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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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 Penelope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Penelope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penelope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4137, Longitude: -75.8952       In this case, the coordinates for Penelope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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