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 Danby (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 Danby. 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 Danby ...
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 Danby: S. Danby
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 doctors and hospitals 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 Danby is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near South Danby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Danby:
- Tompkins County (The home county of South Danby)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- White Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Danby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- West Danby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Besemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Caroline Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Newfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Varna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Manningville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Maine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Glen Aubrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Killawog
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitney Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Endicott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- West Chenango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Endwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vestal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Ireland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- East Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Summer Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Locke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atwaters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Moravia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dresserville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Ledyard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Montville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Black Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Sempronius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Willets
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Van Etten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Sullivanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Millport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horseheads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pine Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Harford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Lapeer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Marathon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Munsons Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Cortland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Pratt Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Cayutaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Montour Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Searsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Burdett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wedgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Interlaken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Kidders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County
- Hornby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- North Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Candor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- West Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Weltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Newark Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Owego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchumville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Hullsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Yates County
- Glenora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Sayre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
- South Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vawter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- North Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- West Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Fassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Warren Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Bentley Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Gillett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- Little Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Danby, see our County-by-County Page for South Danby.
Cemeteries Near South Danby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Danby.
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 Danby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Danby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Michael Handy Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Danby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fisher Settlement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Danby Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green & Mettler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- West Danby Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Candor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Danby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Danby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Danby, with the one closest to South Danby listed first.
- Willseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Danby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- North Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Caroline Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Depot is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Depot
- West Danby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Stratton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stratton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- West Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Besemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Candor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Slaterville Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Newfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Danby. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Danby.
Newspapers Published in South Danby ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Danby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Danby, 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 Danby.
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 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 South Danby:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Tompkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Yates County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna 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 Danby, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Danby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |