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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 Presho (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 Presho. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Presho is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).

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

  • Steuben County     (The home county of Presho)
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presho, with the one closest to Presho listed first.
    • Sagetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Big Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
    • Webb Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webb Mills
      • From Presho to Webb Mills
    • Post Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Post Creek
      • From Presho to Post Creek
    • West Elmira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <1>
    • Elmira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Southport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southport
      • From Presho to Southport
    • Horseheads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pine Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Millport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
  • Tioga County
  • Yates County
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenora
      • From Presho to Glenora
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presho, with the one closest to Presho listed first.
    • Coryland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coryland
      • From Presho to Coryland
    • Fassett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fassett
      • From Presho to Fassett
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Austinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Berrytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bentley Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvania
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Big Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Covert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Covert is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covert
      • From Presho to Covert
    • Troy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
      • Wetona is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wetona
      • From Presho to Wetona
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presho, with the one closest to Presho listed first.
    • North Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Elmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmer
      • From Presho to Elmer
    • Harrison Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hector
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunderlinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presho, with the one closest to Presho listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pritchard
      • From Presho to Pritchard
    • Elkland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkland
      • From Presho to Elkland
    • Farmington Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tioga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Millerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammond
      • From Presho to Hammond
    • Knoxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
    • Keeneyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Austinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Presho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Presho.

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

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

  • Erwins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erwins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erwins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones - Erwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones - Erwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones - Erwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64980 <4>
  • Addison Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson - Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Pole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seelye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seelye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seelye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (331 more) ...
    • Lawrenceville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrenceville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrenceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Presho had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lindley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Addison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Addison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
    • South Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Freeman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Steuben County
  • Pritchard ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
    • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pritchard
    • From Presho to Pritchard
  • Caton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Corning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Painted Post
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coopers Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Van Vleet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Van Vleet
    • From Presho to Van Vleet
  • Nichols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Steuben County
  • Tompkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Gibson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Steuben County
    • Rising
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
      • Rising is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Somers Lane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
      • Somers Lane is located in Tioga County (PA)

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

Newspapers Published in Presho ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Presho.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Presho, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Presho.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Presho:

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Presho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Presho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Presho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0828, Longitude: -77.1533    









 

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