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 Summit Hill (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 Summit Hill. 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 Summit Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Summithill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Summit Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Summit Hill.
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.
Summit Hill is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Summit Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit Hill:
- Broome County (The home county of Summit Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Binghamton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hawleyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Conklin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Conklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Dickinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Conklin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Endwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Endicott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Nineveh Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithville Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Union Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Adams Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Marathon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Harford Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Messengerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Hambletville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- China
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Barbourville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Apalachin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Hullsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Gaskill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- South Owego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Ketchumville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owego
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weltonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- East Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- West Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Lounsberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Tompkins County
- Caroline Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Warren Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- South Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- West Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Le Raysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Potterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- North Orwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Allis Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Herrickville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Bumpville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Vawter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Brackney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Choconut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Lawsville Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Great Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Little Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heart Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- Tiffany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- New Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Starrucca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrighter Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poyntelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
- Wyoming County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lemon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Nicholson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Summit Hill.
Cemeteries Near Summit Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit Hill.
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 Summit Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Ingraham Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- La France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawleyton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tyler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Levee Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milks Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brady Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cline Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slovak Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Johnson City.
- The St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Cyril Cemetery
- St. Cyril's Cemetery
- Slovak Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65951 <2>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Summit Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summit Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit Hill, with the one closest to Summit Hill listed first.
- Hawleyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Binghamton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conklin Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin Forks is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Forks
- Brackney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Willow Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Choconut Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Choconut Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut Center
- Conklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conklin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Kirkwood Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Center
- Port Dickinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Conklin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langdon is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Choconut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit Hill.
Newspapers Published in Summit Hill ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit Hill.
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 websites either 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 Summit Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Broome County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summit Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Summit Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |