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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 West Candor (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 West Candor. 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 West Candor ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Candor: W. Candor

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.

West Candor is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Tompkins, Bradford (PA) & Susquehanna (PA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near West Candor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Candor.

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

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

  • West Candor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Candor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Candor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schumacher Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schumacher Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schumacher Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Candor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Candor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Candor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Michael Handy Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • South Danby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Danby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Danby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Halsey Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood 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 West Candor had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Candor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spencer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <1>
  • Halsey Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey Valley
    • Halsey Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Straits Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
    • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
  • Willseyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willseyville
    • Willseyville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willseyville <1>
  • North Spencer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Etten
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
    • Van Etten is located in Chemung County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <1>
  • North Barton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barton
    • North Barton is located in Tioga County
  • Catatonk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catatonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
    • Catatonk is located in Tioga County
  • Weltonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • White Church
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Danby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Reniff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reniff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reniff
      • Reniff is located in Tioga County
    • Danby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Flemingville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingville
      • Flemingville is located in Tioga County

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

Newspapers Published in West Candor ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Candor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Candor, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Candor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Candor:

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.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>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>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.
<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 West Candor, 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- West Candor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Candor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2203, Longitude: -76.4179    









 

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