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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 Belcoda (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 Belcoda. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Belcoda is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Belcoda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belcoda.

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

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

  • Mumford Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garbutt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garbutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garbutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caledonia Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caledonia Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Columbus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oatka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oatka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oatka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Angels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creekside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creekside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creekside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Warren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chili Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chili Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chili Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Beulah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Monroe County
  • Mumford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Garbutt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifton
    • From Belcoda to Clifton
  • Caledonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
  • Limerock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limerock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Limerock
    • From Belcoda to Limerock
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Severance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Chili
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Genesee County
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    • Fort Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Le Roy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • North Rush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Rush
      • From Belcoda to North Rush

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

Newspapers Published in Belcoda ...

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 275 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belcoda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belcoda, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belcoda.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Belcoda:

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<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 Belcoda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belcoda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belcoda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0259, Longitude: -77.8468    









 

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