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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 Trumansburg (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 Trumansburg. 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 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.

Trumansburg is located in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Trumansburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trumansburg.

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

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

  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covert Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covert Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covert Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carman Road Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carman Road Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carman Road Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cronk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cronk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cronk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mecklenburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mecklenburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mecklenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rolfe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolfe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lansingville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansingville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Townsendville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsendville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsendville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reynoldsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynoldsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynoldsville 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Trumansburg had a population of 1,211 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Trumansburg had a population of 1,669 people.

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

  • Waterburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterburg
    • Waterburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Covert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
    • Covert is located in Seneca County
  • Taughannock Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Searsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Perry City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
    • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <3>
  • Jacksonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Steamburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steamburg
    • East Steamburg is located in Schuyler County
  • Mecklenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Myers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Myers
    • From Trumansburg to Myers
  • Ludlowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
    • Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lansingville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
      • Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
    • Atwaters
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Townsendville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsendville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsendville
      • Townsendville is located in Seneca County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Trumansburg ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trumansburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Trumansburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Trumansburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Trumansburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of Trumansburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Trumansburg:

The official website for Trumansburg: www.trumansburg.ny.us/

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Trumansburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trumansburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trumansburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5421, Longitude: -76.6646    









 

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