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 Thurston (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 Thurston. 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 Thurston ...
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 Thurston: S. Thurston
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 Thurston 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 Thurston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Thurston:
- Steuben County (The home county of South Thurston)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Risingville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Risingville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
- Rathbone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Cameron Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
- Coopers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Savona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- East Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bishopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Alfred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Elm Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Hallsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Canaseraga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- West Almond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Post Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Big Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sagetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elmira Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horseheads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- West Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Pine City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Ontario County
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wedgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- North Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Reading Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Montour Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catharine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burdett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Keuka Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Coryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Fassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- North Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Elmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Hector
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- North Bingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Elkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Austinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Tioga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Keeneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Millerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Thurston, see our County-by-County Page for South Thurston.
Cemeteries Near South Thurston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Thurston.
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 Thurston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Thurston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Risingville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thurston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Mills Cemetery
- The Cameron Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Town Line Cemetery
- Town Line Church Cemetery
- Townline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1458110 <2>
- Cameron Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Northrup Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Town of Rathbone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Look Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Averell Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Balcom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nute Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Thurston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Thurston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Thurston, with the one closest to South Thurston listed first.
- Risingville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Risingville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
- Thurston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thurston is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Cameron Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cameron is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cameron
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curtis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Savona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Addison is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Thurston. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Thurston.
Newspapers Published in South Thurston ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Thurston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Thurston, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Thurston.
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 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 Thurston:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Yates County
- Bradford County
- Potter 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 Thurston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Thurston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |