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 Woods Corner (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 Woods Corner. 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 Woods Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Woods Corner: Woods Cor. (or less commonly used: Woods Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Woods Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Corner may originally have been Wood's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Corner might be written as Wood Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woods Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woods Corner.
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 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.
Woods Corner is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Woods Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woods Corner:
- Steuben County (The home county of Woods Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Van Vleet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rathbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Presho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Presho is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Cameron Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Gang Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hallsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Alfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <2>
- Almond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Sagetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Big Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Webb Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Post Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- West Elmira
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Horseheads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wedgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Bradford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Coryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Austinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Fassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Gillett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Sylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Berrytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Columbia Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Covert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Bentley Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- North Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Elmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Hector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Bingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Ulysses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Galeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Bingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Newfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Brookland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Genesee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Elkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Farmington Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Keeneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Niles Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woods Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Woods Corner.
Cemeteries Near Woods Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Corner.
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 Woods Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woods Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Addison Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Addison.
- The Elk Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Borden - Elk Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64421 <4>
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson - Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holden Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46455 <4>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norway Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Town of Rathbone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mourey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Catherines Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Woods Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woods Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woods Corner, with the one closest to Woods Corner listed first.
- Van Vleet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Borden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Borden is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Nichols
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Elkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Addison is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Tompkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elbridge is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Farmington Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Lindley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woods Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woods Corner.
Newspapers Published in Woods Corner ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Corner.
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 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 Woods Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Bradford County
- Potter County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Woods Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woods Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |