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 White Store (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 White Store. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
White Store is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near White Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Store:
- Chenango County (The home county of White Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Lathams Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Yaleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Norwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Nineveh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Creekside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- North Colesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Center Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Harpursville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Triangle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- East Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Ouaquaga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Deposit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Tacoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Merrickville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- China
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Davenport Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barbourville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Mundale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Shackport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Herkimer County
- West Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Earlville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- East Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Randallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pecksport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Bouckville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisville Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Stockwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sangerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youmans Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Unadilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Otego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneonta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- South Edmeston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- West End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Edmeston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Store, see our County-by-County Page for White Store.
Cemeteries Near White Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Store.
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 White Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holmesville Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amblerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Godfrey's Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upton Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butternut Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
- The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Upton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <2>
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Prentiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norwich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 White Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Store, with the one closest to White Store listed first.
- Lathams Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Holmesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Rockwells Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
- South New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
- Mount Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Guilford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chenango Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Unadilla Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Store.
Newspapers Published in White Store ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Store, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Store.
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 White Store:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Delaware County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Otsego 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 White Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- White Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |