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 Twin Orchard (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 Twin Orchard. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Twin Orchard 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 Twin Orchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Orchard:
- Broome County (The home county of Twin Orchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Willow Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Endwell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vestal
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Endicott
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- New Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Port Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- West Chenango
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Hawleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Glen Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Van Etten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Smithville Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Afton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- West Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Union Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Marathon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Lapeer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Harford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Messengerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Apalachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Hullsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Gaskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- South Owego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Ketchumville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- West Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- East Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Hamar Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Caroline Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- White Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Slaterville Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Danby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- West Danby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Warren Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- West Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- South Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Potterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Le Raysville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- North Orwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- South Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Allis Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- Bumpville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Vawter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Herrickville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Rome
(23 miles [37 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>
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Choconut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Brackney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Forest Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Great Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Heart Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- Tiffany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Orchard.
Cemeteries Near Twin Orchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Orchard.
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 Twin Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Riverhurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rounds Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vestal Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Orthodox Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patterson - Hooper Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Broas Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunn Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vestal Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chrysler Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Slovak Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Twin Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Orchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Orchard, with the one closest to Twin Orchard listed first.
- Willow Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Union Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Binghamton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choconut Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Choconut Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut Center
- Apalachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Tracy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Creek
- East Maine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Maine
- Campville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Hawleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Port Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Chenango
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- South Apalachin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Apalachin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apalachin
- Choconut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 Twin Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Orchard.
Newspapers Published in Twin Orchard ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Orchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Orchard, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Orchard.
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 Twin Orchard:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Broome County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Bradford County
- Susquehanna 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 Twin Orchard, 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 from Point A (ie- Twin Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |