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 Tip Top (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 Tip Top. 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 Tip Top ...
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: Tiptop.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tip Top. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tip Top.
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.
Tip Top is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Tip Top. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tip Top:
- Allegany County (The home county of Tip Top)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Alfred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Elm Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Dyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bishopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Hallsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Withey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Abbotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Portville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Nunda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- West Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Hartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Canisteo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Rexville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Canisteo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Arkport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Stephens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haskinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- East Koy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKean County (PA)
- Myrtle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Genesee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- North Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- West Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ellisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Harrison Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ulysses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Chrystal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Honeoye
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Oswayo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Austinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Potter Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Elkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tip Top, see our County-by-County Page for Tip Top.
Cemeteries Near Tip Top ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tip Top.
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 Tip Top - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tip Top covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- East Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alfred Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Call Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsville Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brewster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Center Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hartsville.
- The Hartsville Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartsville Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64769 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tip Top had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tip Top, with the one closest to Tip Top listed first.
- Alfred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Karrdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- Elm Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Dyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Fulmer Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fulmer Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canisteo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tip Top. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tip Top.
Newspapers Published in Tip Top ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tip Top.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tip Top, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tip Top.
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 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 Tip Top:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Potter County
- Tioga 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 Tip Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tip Top) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |