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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 Triangle (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 Triangle. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Triangle is located in Broome 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 Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Triangle)
  • Cayuga County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
    • Greene
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
    • Smithville Flats
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West Bainbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
    • Yaleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Haynes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Triangle to Haynes
    • Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <1>
    • Guilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirk
      • From Triangle to Kirk
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
    • Marathon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <1>
    • Lapeer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Messengerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harford Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Solon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solon
      • From Triangle to Solon
    • McGraw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <1>
    • Cortland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Munsons Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East River
      • From Triangle to East River
    • East Homer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crains Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
    • Sidney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Masonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • China
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for China. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to China
      • From Triangle to China
    • Barbourville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hambletville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
    • Copes Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Gilbertsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <1>
  • Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
    • Dryden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <1>
    • Slaterville Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McLean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Church
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Freeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <1>
    • Besemer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Groton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Peruville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peruville
      • From Triangle to Peruville
    • Varna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Groton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triangle, with the one closest to Triangle listed first.
    • Brackney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Choconut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choconut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Choconut
      • From Triangle to Choconut
    • Great Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
    • Hallstead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • Lawsville Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Little Meadows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <1>
    • Lanesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Triangle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triangle.

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Triangle had a population of 174 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Itaska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itaska
    • Itaska is located in Broome County
  • Whitney Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
  • Smithville Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Lisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Penelope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penelope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
    • Penelope is located in Broome County
  • Lisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Castle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chenango Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenango Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Forks
    • Chenango Forks is located in Broome County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenango Forks <1>
  • Glen Aubrey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Fenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fenton
    • North Fenton is located in Broome County
  • Page Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Triangle ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Triangle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Triangle, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Triangle.

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 Triangle:

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

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.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>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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Triangle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Triangle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Triangle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3398, Longitude: -75.8805       In this case, the coordinates for Triangle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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