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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 Angells 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 Angells 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 Angells 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 Angells Corner: Angells Cor. (or less commonly used: Angells Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Angells Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Angells Corner may originally have been Angell's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Angells Corner might be written as Angell 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.

Angells Corner is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Angells Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Clyde
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Butler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Wayne Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • South Sodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Mud Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Newark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • York
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Fairville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Wolcott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Furnace Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <2>
    • Cross Roads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Oakwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Throop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Weedsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Victory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Union Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sennett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cato
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrose Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
  • Monroe County
    • Fairport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Skaneateles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Lysander
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Memphis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mandana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Little Utica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Dobbins Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Phelps
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Clifton Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Seneca Castle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Billsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Flint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hopewell Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Fairdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • South Granby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Granby Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Hinmansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Fulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Furniss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Southwest Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Tyre
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Waterloo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Border City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Kuneytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • East Varick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Romulus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kidders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
    • Lodi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Angells Corner, with the one closest to Angells Corner listed first.
    • Angus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Bellona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Benton Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Dresden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Rushville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Penn Yan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Potter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Yatesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Himrod
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Keuka Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Angells Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Angells 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 Angells Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Angells Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dutch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lockpit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tyre City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Southwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Clyde Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Traver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crusoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Creager Bridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (452 more) ...
    • Newton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilsey Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurand 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.<4>

While we didn't find Angells Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Angells Corner.

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

  • Marengo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Tyre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Savannah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lock Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
  • Lyons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Junius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Seneca Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Montezuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fox Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • South Butler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wayne Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Phelps
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Angells Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Angells Corner.

Newspapers Published in Angells 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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Angells Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Angells Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Angells 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 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 Angells Corner:

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>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.
<4>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 Angells Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Angells Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.