Tioga County, New York
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 57 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Newark Valley, Berkshire, Owego.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP28 of 57 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
57 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBTioga was formed in 1791 (1791-02-16) from Montgomery.
TIOGA created from MONTGOMERY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusTioga County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,109 | 16,971 | 20,527 | 28,748 | 32,673 | 27,951 | 24,212 | 27,072 | 30,166 | 37,802 | 49,812 | 51,784 | 48,455 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS75 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 75 of 75 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson Hill Cemetery |
| Anderson Hill Cemetery |
| Asbury Church Cemetery |
| Baptist Society Cemetery |
| Barton Center Cemetery |
| Barton Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Beaver Meadows Cemetery |
| Briggs Hill Cemetery |
| Broadway Cemetery |
| Brown's Settlement Cemetery |
| Bushnell Cemetery |
| Campville Cemetery |
| Cass Hill Cemetery |
| East Berkshire Cemetery |
| Emory Chapel Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Factoryville Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Ferris Cemetery |
| First Presbyterian Union Church Cemetery |
| Flemingville Cemetery |
| Forest Home Cemetery |
| Germany Hill Cemetery |
| Gibson Corners Cemetery |
| Glenwood Cemetery |
| Halsey Valley Cemetery |
| Hiawatha Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Holcombville Cemetery |
| Hollenbeck Cemetery |
| Hope Cemetery |
| Jenksville Cemetery |
| Ketchumville Cemetery |
| Light Cemetery |
| Lockwood Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Nichols Cemetery |
| North Barton Cemetery |
| North Spencer Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Old Cemetery |
| Old Lounsberry Cemetery |
| Old Riverside Cemetery |
| Pipe Creek Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Prospect Hill Cemetery |
| Railroad Avenue Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Rural Owego Cemetery |
| Saint James Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Searlestown Cemetery |
| Settle Cemetery |
| Smith Valley Cemetery |
| Smithboro Cemetery |
| Smithboro Methodist Cemetery |
| Snyder Cemetery |
| South Owego Cemetery |
| Tallmadge Hill Cemetery |
| Tioga Cemetery |
| Tioga Center Cemetery |
| Tracy Cemetery |
| Upper Fairfield Cemetery |
| Waits Cemetery |
| Weltonville Cemetery |
| West Newark Cemetery |
| Wood Cemetery |
| Woodbridge Cemetery |
| Woodford Cemetery |
| Zimmer Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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