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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 Sullivanville (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 Sullivanville. 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 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.

Sullivanville is located in Chemung County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chemung County: Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Tioga (PA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sullivanville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sullivanville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Duzer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Duzer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Duzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Marsh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotchtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotchtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Scotchtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scotchtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Scotchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Chalk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Chalk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Chalk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Parsons Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sullivanville had a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Horseheads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Breesport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breesport
    • Breesport is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breesport <1>
  • Pine Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Erin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Millport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cayuta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuta
    • Cayuta is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuta <1>
  • Alpine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Catharine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
  • Elmira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • North Chemung
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chemung
    • North Chemung is located in Chemung County
  • Swartwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood
    • Swartwood is located in Chemung County
  • Odessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • Big Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Elmira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elmira
      • East Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Hicks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Chemung County

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

Newspapers Published in Sullivanville ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sullivanville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sullivanville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sullivanville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sullivanville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sullivanville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Sullivanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sullivanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sullivanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2074, Longitude: -76.7714       In this case, the coordinates for Sullivanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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