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 Pine Hollow (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 Pine Hollow. 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 Pine Hollow ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Hollow: Pine Holw. (or less commonly used: Pine Hlw. or Pine Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Hollow.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Hollow:
- Cayuga County (The home county of Pine Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Locke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Genoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Ledyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Dresserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Summer Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Omro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Atwaters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Killawog
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Munsons Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pratt Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Little York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Preble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Cummings Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- East Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- McGraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- DeRuyter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Mandana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mandana is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
- Spafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Otisco Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Amber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Thorn Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Otisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Skaneateles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Tully
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marcellus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cardiff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Billsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Dobbins Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Perry City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Mecklenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Cayutaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Bennettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Hector
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reading Center
(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>
- Catharine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Kidders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Interlaken
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- East Varick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Canoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Romulus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kuneytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seneca Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Border City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- North Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Candor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- North Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- West Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Myers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Peruville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Groton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Taughannock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Himrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Angus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Seneca Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Bellona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penn Yan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Benton Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Pine Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Hollow.
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 Pine Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- Pine Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Genoa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Venice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Lansing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monaghan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuppers Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Pine Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Hollow, with the one closest to Pine Hollow listed first.
- East Venice
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Venice is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Venice
- East Genoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Locke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- West Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Lansingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
- East Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Venice Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venice Center is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Center
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ledyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Lake Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Ludlowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Pine Hollow ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Hollow, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pine Hollow:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cayuga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cortland County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins 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 Pine Hollow, 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- Pine Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |