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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 Rough and Ready (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 Rough and Ready. 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 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.

Rough and Ready 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 Rough and Ready. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rough and Ready:

  • Steuben County     (The home county of Rough and Ready)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rough and Ready, with the one closest to Rough and Ready listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rexville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jasper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Canisteo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Canisteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
      • South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
    • Troupsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
      • Hartsville is located in Steuben County
    • South Troupsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
    • Canisteo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hedgesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedgesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
      • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
    • Woodhull
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Adrian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Steuben County
    • Cameron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Cameron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
      • West Cameron is located in Steuben County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rough and Ready, with the one closest to Rough and Ready listed first.
    • Independence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Allegany County
    • Whitesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
    • Paynesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County
    • Alfred
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
      • Alfred has also been known as:
      • Alfred village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
    • Stannards
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County
    • Almond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
    • Wellsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <1>
    • Phillips Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phillips Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
      • Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
    • West Almond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
      • West Almond is located in Allegany County
    • Bishopville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
    • Petrolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rough and Ready, with the one closest to Rough and Ready listed first.
    • North Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
    • North Bingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Harrison Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Elmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Genesee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
    • West Bingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
      • West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Ulysses
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hector
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Ellisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Newfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
      • Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Gold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
      • Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Sunderlinville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunderlinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Brookland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rough and Ready, with the one closest to Rough and Ready listed first.
    • Austinburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
      • Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Potter Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
      • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Cowanesque
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
      • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Westfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Osceola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Elkland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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>
    • Gurnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Farmington Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Keeneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Manhattan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Asaph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asaph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Marsh Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
      • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Rough and Ready ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rough and Ready.

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 Rough and Ready covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough & Ready Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough & Ready Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Mary's Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hauber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highup Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Letts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krusen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Young Hickory Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Hickory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gully Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gully Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Rexville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Steuben County
  • Young Hickory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
    • Young Hickory is located in Steuben County
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Allegany County
  • Whitesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Troupsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampshire
    • Hampshire is located in Steuben County
  • South Canisteo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Canisteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
    • South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Spring Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Allegany County
  • North Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Troupsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County

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

Newspapers Published in Rough and Ready ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rough and Ready.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rough and Ready, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rough and Ready.

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 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 Rough and Ready:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rough and Ready. 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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Rough and Ready, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rough and Ready) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rough and Ready. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1076, Longitude: -77.6522       In this case, the coordinates for Rough and Ready have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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