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 Reniff (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 Reniff. 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 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.
Reniff is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Susquehanna (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Reniff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reniff:
- Tioga County (The home county of Reniff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Lockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Hoopers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lounsberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Candor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamar Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Owego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Endicott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Vestal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Endwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Glen Aubrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Ireland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- West Chenango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Manningville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Owens Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Van Etten
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmira Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Horseheads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Southport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Harford Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cayutaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Montour Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wedgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Mecklenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bennettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Burdett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Caton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Corning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hornby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Painted Post
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Coopers Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lindley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- West Danby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Danby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Newfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Caroline Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Besemer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- South Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Slaterville Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Ithaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Ithaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Varna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Cayuga Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- South Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vawter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bentley Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Fassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Bumpville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- East Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Ulster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Orwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Big Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Little Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Choconut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Millerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reniff, see our County-by-County Page for Reniff.
Cemeteries Near Reniff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reniff.
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 Reniff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reniff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Lockwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Price - Simcoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barton Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumsey - Getman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halsey Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reniff had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reniff, with the one closest to Reniff listed first.
- Lockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Barton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barton
- Hicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hicks is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Owens Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Halsey Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halsey Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey Valley
- Van Etten
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Chemung
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Chemung is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung
- Chemung
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Swartwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swartwood is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood
- Straits Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reniff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reniff.
Newspapers Published in Reniff ...
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 Reniff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reniff, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reniff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Reniff:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga 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> | 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 Reniff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reniff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |