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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 Rosstown (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 Rosstown. 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 northeast 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 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.

Rosstown is located in Chemung 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 Chemung County: Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Tioga (PA).

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

  • Chemung County     (The home county of Rosstown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • Pine City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Southport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Webb Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • West Elmira
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wellsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sagetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Horseheads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Chemung
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <2>
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
    • Alpine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Montour Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <2>
    • Wedgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
    • Watkins Glen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • 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 <2>
    • Cayutaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayutaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
    • Bennettsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Burdett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <2>
    • Reading Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • Caton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
      • Caton is located in Steuben County
    • South Corning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
      • South Corning is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Corning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Lindley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gang Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Painted Post
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Presho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County
    • Coopers Plains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County
    • East Campbell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
      • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
    • Addison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Barton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hoopers Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Smithboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Spencer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
    • North Spencer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • West Candor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
    • Lounsberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
    • East Nichols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
      • East Nichols is located in Tioga County
    • Candor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • West Danby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Newfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • Fassett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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)
    • Gillett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Coryland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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)
    • Bentley Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
      • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Middletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Berrytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Austinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Big Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
      • Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • South Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Sylvania
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • East Smithfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
      • East Smithfield is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Lycoming County (PA)
    • Chemung
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County (PA)
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
    • Millerton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Roseville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Lawrenceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Tioga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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)
    • Mainesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hammond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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)
    • Farmington Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Covington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Covington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Covington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
      • West Covington is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Elkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Rosstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosstown.

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

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

  • Christian Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roushy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulton Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Scudder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scudder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scudder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Second Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doty Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dutch Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Sagetown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sagetown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sagetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ashland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Pine City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Seeley Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seeley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
    • Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County
  • Southport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Webb Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Fassett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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)
  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Millerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Gillett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Wellsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dunning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Dunning is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Lowman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
    • Lowman is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <2>
  • East Elmira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elmira
    • East Elmira is located in Chemung County
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    • Ridgebury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
      • Ridgebury is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Trowbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trowbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
      • Trowbridge is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jobs Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
      • Jobs Corners 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 Rosstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosstown.

Newspapers Published in Rosstown ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosstown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosstown.

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 Rosstown:

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0242, Longitude: -76.8411       In this case, the coordinates for Rosstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rosstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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