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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 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 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.

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.

Thurston is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).

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

  • Steuben County     (The home county of Thurston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Risingville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
      • Risingville is located in Steuben County
    • Campbell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Savona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Campbell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
      • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
    • Coopers Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rathbone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
      • Rathbone is located in Steuben County
    • Cameron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bath
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Addison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Cameron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cameron
      • West Cameron is located in Steuben County
    • Gang Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Hedgesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedgesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
      • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Almond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
    • Alfred
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • 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>
    • Bishopville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Whitesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Allegany County
    • Canaseraga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Post Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Post Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
      • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
    • Big Flats
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sagetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County
    • Pine Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Horseheads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Millport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <1>
    • Pine City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
    • Webb Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
    • West Elmira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Elmira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Southport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
  • Ontario County
    • Naples
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Beaver Dams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Townsend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
    • Wayne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County
    • Wedgewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • North Reading
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Reading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
    • Montour Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <1>
    • Reading Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Watkins Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • 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>
    • Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Burdett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <1>
    • Bennettsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Hector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Barrington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
    • Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Glenora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
    • Italy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
      • Italy is located in Yates County
    • Keuka Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Himrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Fassett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Coryland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Gillett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • North Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Elmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Harrison Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Hector
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
    • North Bingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
    • Elkland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <1>
    • Osceola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Lawrenceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Austinburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
      • Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Farmington Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
      • Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Knoxville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
    • Tioga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Hammond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Millerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Cowanesque
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
      • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Keeneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Westfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Thurston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

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 Thurston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Thurston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Risingville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aldrich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nute Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nute Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Look Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Look Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Look Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seamens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seamens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seamens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonny Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonny Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonny Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Balcom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balcom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Eagle Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Babcock Hollow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Risingville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingville
    • Risingville is located in Steuben County
  • Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Curtis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Steuben County
  • Savona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cameron
    • North Cameron is located in Steuben County
  • Cameron Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coopers Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Campbell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
    • East Campbell is located in Steuben County
  • Cameron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
  • Hedgesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedgesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
    • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
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    • South Addison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
      • South Addison is located in Steuben County
    • Painted Post
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Bradford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradford
      • South Bradford is located in Steuben County

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

Newspapers Published in 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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thurston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thurston, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thurston.

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 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 Thurston:

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Thurston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Thurston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thurston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2229, Longitude: -77.2641       In this case, the coordinates for Thurston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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