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 Peruton (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 Peruton. 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 and hospitals 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.
Peruton is located in Tompkins County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Peruton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peruton:
- Tompkins County (The home county of Peruton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Peruville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Groton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McLean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- West Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Varna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- North Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Cayuga Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Forest Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Killawog
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Lisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Whitney Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Aubrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Triangle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Locke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dresserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- East Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sempronius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Kelloggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Omro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Ledyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Atwaters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Van Etten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Pitcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smithville Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Otselic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Munsons Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- McGraw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Pratt Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Messengerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- East Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Lapeer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- DeRuyter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Puckerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Spafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Assembly Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Otisco Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Tully
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mandana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Otisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Amber
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Thorn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Apulia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Berwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Fabius
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Perry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Searsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Cayutaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Odessa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hector
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catharine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Kidders
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Varick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Romulus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Candor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- West Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Newark Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ketchumville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Hamar Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Hullsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Gaskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Owego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Glenora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Himrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peruton, see our County-by-County Page for Peruton.
Cemeteries Near Peruton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peruton.
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 Peruton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peruton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Peruville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Groton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Etna Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scofield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- East Lansing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAllister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Peruton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peruton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peruton, with the one closest to Peruton listed first.
- Peruville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Groton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Dryden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden
- McLean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Etna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- South Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Cortland is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
- Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- West Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Varna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peruton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peruton.
Newspapers Published in Peruton ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peruton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peruton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peruton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Peruton:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tompkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tioga County
- Yates 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 Peruton, 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 from Point A (ie- Peruton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |