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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 South Addison (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 South Addison. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for South Addison ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Addison: S. Addison

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Addison. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Addison.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

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

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

  • Steuben County     (The home county of South Addison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • Addison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Vleet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Rathbone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rathbone is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
    • Presho
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Presho is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
    • Lindley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodhull
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gang Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
    • Cameron Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedgesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
    • Risingville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Risingville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
    • Coopers Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • Whitesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Independence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Independence is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Alfred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • 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>
    • Almond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hallsport is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
    • Paynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Elm Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • Sagetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
    • Big Flats
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Post Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
    • Pine City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Webb Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
    • West Elmira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
    • Elmira Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elmira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Horseheads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Southport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Pine Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Townsend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Wedgewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Montour Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Watkins Glen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Catharine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • North Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Reading Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • Coryland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
    • Gillett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Fassett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
    • Austinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
    • Berrytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Sylvania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
    • Bentley Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • North Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • Elmer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Harrison Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
    • Hector
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Sunderlinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
    • North Bingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
    • Ulysses
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
    • Galeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Galeton is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <1>
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Addison, with the one closest to South Addison listed first.
    • Elkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <1>
    • Osceola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
    • Lawrenceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Farmington Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
    • Knoxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tioga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Austinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
    • Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Keeneyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
    • Cowanesque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
    • Niles Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Niles Valley is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley

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

Cemeteries Near South Addison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Addison.

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 South Addison - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Addison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Swan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Addison.
    • The Elk Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Borden - Elk Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64421 <3>
  • Addison Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thompson - Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson - Wright Cemetery
    • The Thompson - Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eaton Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old St. Catherines Cemetery
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Addison Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Addison Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Addison.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195251 <3>
  • Town of Rathbone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones - Erwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (343 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Addison had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Freeman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Freeman is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Addison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Vleet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
  • Borden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Borden is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Nichols
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Nichols is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Presho
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Presho is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Elkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <1>
  • Osceola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Lindley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodhull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tompkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tompkins is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
  • Pritchard ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cameron Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedgesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
    • Risingville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Risingville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville

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

Newspapers Published in South Addison ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Addison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Addison, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Addison.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Addison:

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>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- South Addison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Addison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.