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 Popes Ravine (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 Popes Ravine. 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 Popes Ravine ...
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.
While the name of this community is Popes Ravine, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Popes Ravine may originally have been Pope's Ravine.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Popes Ravine might be written as Pope Ravine.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Popes Ravine is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Popes Ravine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Popes Ravine:
- Broome County (The home county of Popes Ravine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Port Dickinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Binghamton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinmans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinmans Corners is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmans Corners
- Brookvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookvale is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Glen Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kattellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- New Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Conklin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Conklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Conklin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nineveh Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Smithville Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Afton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- West Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Adams Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Haynes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Marathon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Harford Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Messengerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Harford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Hambletville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Barbourville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Masonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Campville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Ketchumville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Apalachin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hullsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Gaskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Newark Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Owego
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- West Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Owego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- East Nichols
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Hamar Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Lounsberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Caroline Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Warren Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- South Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- West Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Potterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Le Raysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- North Orwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Allis Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Herrickville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Bumpville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
- Vawter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Brackney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Great Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choconut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Lawsville Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Hallstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Heart Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- Lanesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Susquehanna Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Starrucca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrighter Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
- Poyntelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Popes Ravine, see our County-by-County Page for Popes Ravine.
Cemeteries Near Popes Ravine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Popes Ravine.
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 Popes Ravine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Popes Ravine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Binghamton State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Binghamton.
- The Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth David Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66461 <3>
- Layton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chenango Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nimmonsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- La France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shawsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Floral Park 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.<4>
While we didn't find Popes Ravine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Popes Ravine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Popes Ravine, with the one closest to Popes Ravine listed first.
- Port Dickinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Binghamton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Crane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chenango Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Kirkwood Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Center
- Glen Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Brookvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookvale is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Choconut Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choconut Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut Center
- Conklin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Langdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langdon is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- West Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kattellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- Conklin Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conklin Forks is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Forks
- Conklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Popes Ravine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Popes Ravine.
Newspapers Published in Popes Ravine ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Popes Ravine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Popes Ravine, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Popes Ravine.
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 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 Popes Ravine:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Broome County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Popes Ravine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Popes Ravine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |