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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 Pindars Corners (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 Pindars Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Pindars Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Pindars Corners: Pindars Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Pindars Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pindars Corners may originally have been Pindar's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pindars Corners might be written as Pindar Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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

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

Pindars Corners 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 Pindars Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pindars Corners:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Pindars Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindars Corners, with the one closest to Pindars Corners listed first.
    • Davenport Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shackport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
    • North Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Simpsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Bloomville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Kortright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Delhi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <2>
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Mundale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
    • Harpersfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • South Kortright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovina Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindars Corners, with the one closest to Pindars Corners listed first.
    • Mount Upton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • New Berlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <2>
    • East Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Button City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Guilford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Yaleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
    • Bainbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Haynes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
    • Norwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
    • West Bainbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Greene County
    • Red Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
  • Herkimer County
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindars Corners, with the one closest to Pindars Corners listed first.
    • Colliersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
    • Portlandville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West End
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • Laurens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <2>
    • Milford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
    • Schenevus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vision
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
    • Lena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Otsego County
    • Hartwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindars Corners, with the one closest to Pindars Corners listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • South Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
    • Beards Hollow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Richmondville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Janesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Seward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Warnerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobleskill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Greenbush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
    • Mineral Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County

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

Newspapers Published in Pindars Corners ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pindars Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pindars Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pindars Corners.

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 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 Pindars Corners:

Cemeteries Near Pindars Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pindars Corners.

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

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

  • McMinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
  • Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Center Cemetery
  • Cooperstown Junction Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooperstown Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooperstown Junction Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ouleout Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouleout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouleout Cemetery
  • Mertins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mertins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mertins Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Meredith Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (367 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Milford Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Meredith Square Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meredith Square Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meredith Square Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Pindars Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pindars Corners.

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

  • West Davenport
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Colliersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Meredith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meredith
    • East Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Meredith <2>
  • Meredith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <2>
  • Oneonta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
  • North Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • West Kortright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kortright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
  • Portlandville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Meredith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meredith
    • West Meredith is located in Delaware County
  • Maryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Maryland is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryland <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fergusonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
      • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
    • Chaseville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
      • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
    • West Oneonta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pindars Corners. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pindars Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pindars Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4387, Longitude: -74.9638       In this case, the coordinates for Pindars Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Pindars Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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