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 Stickneys (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 Stickneys. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Stickneys 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 Stickneys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stickneys:
- Steuben County (The home county of Stickneys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Prattsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Mitchellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hammondsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Pulteney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Bishopville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canaseraga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Swain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Alfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Post Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Millport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Springwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- West Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Foots Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Maple Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- East Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Gulick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Canadice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Cottage City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Gorham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Canandaigua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- Centerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Billsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Reading Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Burdett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Montour Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bennettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Romulus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Keuka Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Potter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Yatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Vine Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Penn Yan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Himrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stickneys, see our County-by-County Page for Stickneys.
Cemeteries Near Stickneys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stickneys.
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 Stickneys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stickneys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Wheeler Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Depew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyon Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shults Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Stickneys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stickneys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stickneys, with the one closest to Stickneys listed first.
- Dineharts
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dineharts is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dineharts
- Wheeler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Prattsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Marshalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
- Mitchellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rheims
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rheims is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheims
- Hammondsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- South Pulteney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kanona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Urbana
- Grove Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stickneys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stickneys.
Newspapers Published in Stickneys ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stickneys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stickneys, 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 Stickneys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stickneys:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Yates 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 Stickneys, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stickneys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |