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 South Corning (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 Corning. 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 Corning ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Corning: S. Corning
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Corning 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 Corning. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Corning:
- Steuben County (The home county of South Corning)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Painted Post
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Caton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Gang Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Coopers Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Presho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Hornby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- East Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Lindley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Bradford is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Big Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sagetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Post Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Elmira Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Horseheads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pine Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Millport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wedgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Catharine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Reading
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Burdett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Lockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Danby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Glenora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Fassett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Coryland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Bentley Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Austinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Berrytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Sylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Big Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Columbia Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Wetona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Covert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Roseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Mainesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Corning, see our County-by-County Page for South Corning.
Cemeteries Near South Corning ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Corning.
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 Corning - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Corning covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hope Cemetery Annex
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- The Pritchard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knoxville Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rural Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oldfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erwins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Goodsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find South Corning in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Corning.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Corning, with the one closest to South Corning listed first.
- Gibson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gibson is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Corning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corning
- Painted Post
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Big Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferenbaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferenbaugh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferenbaugh
- Presho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Dyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyke is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Coopers Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Post Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Corning. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Corning.
Newspapers Published in South Corning ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Corning.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Corning, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Corning.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Corning:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Yates County
- Bradford 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Corning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- South Corning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |