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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 Unadilla (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 Unadilla. 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 Unadilla ...

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 Unadilla: S. Unadilla

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

South Unadilla is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of South Unadilla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Unadilla, with the one closest to South Unadilla listed first.
    • Sidney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sidney Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Masonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tacoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Merrickville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barbourville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • China
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • North Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Walton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mundale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Hambletville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Hamden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Unadilla, with the one closest to South Unadilla listed first.
    • Nineveh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deposit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Center Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Creekside Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • East Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Ouaquaga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Gulf Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Quinneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Edson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Edson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Unadilla, with the one closest to South Unadilla listed first.
    • East Guilford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Bainbridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Upton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yaleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Union Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Afton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Nineveh Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Unadilla, with the one closest to South Unadilla listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Youmans Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Copes Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Otego
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oneonta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Morris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West End
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Oneonta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Colliersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Unadilla, with the one closest to South Unadilla listed first.
    • Brandt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Lanesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Unadilla, with the one closest to South Unadilla listed first.
    • Sherman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near South Unadilla ...

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

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 Unadilla - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rogers Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Guilford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower East Masonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Sidney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (372 more) ...
    • Pearsall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bennettsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Olmsted Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Youngs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Youngs is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Unadilla
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Masonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Masonville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
  • East Guilford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
  • Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sidney Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Masonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ivanhoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • East Sidney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Bennettsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennettsville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Tacoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Franklin Depot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
    • Wells Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Unadilla Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center

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

Newspapers Published in South Unadilla ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Unadilla.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Unadilla, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Unadilla.

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 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 Unadilla:

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>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 Unadilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- South Unadilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.