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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 Bellona Station (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 Bellona Station. 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 Bellona Station ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bellona Station: Bellona Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Bellona Station is located in Yates 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 Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.

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

  • Yates County     (The home county of Bellona Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Bellona
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Benton Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Angus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Penn Yan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Dresden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yatesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Potter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Keuka Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rushville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Himrod
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
    • Vine Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Aurora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Willets
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Union Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Black Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Roads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Atwaters
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
    • Ledyard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Poplar Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Scipioville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
    • Sherwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Oakwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Springwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lima
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
    • Websters Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Ford Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Mendon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Hall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Billsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Gorham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Seneca Castle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Melvin Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Cottage City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Hopewell Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Phelps
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Junius
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Canandaigua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Wayne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hector
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Reading
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Logan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Searsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Reading Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Burdett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennettsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
    • Watkins Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
      • Former names for Watkins Glen:
      • Jefferson
      • Salubria
      • Watkins
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
    • Mecklenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Montour Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Willard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Border City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Ovid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Kuneytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Waterloo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Seneca Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Interlaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Former names for Interlaken:
      • Farmer Village
      • Farmer
      • Farmerville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
    • Kidders
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
    • Tyre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Catawba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Keuka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • South Pulteney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Prattsburgh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
    • Urbana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Hammondsport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mitchellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
    • Pleasant Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Hermitage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hermitage is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Cohocton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Trumansburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Taughannock Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Willow Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • North Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • Myers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellona Station, with the one closest to Bellona Station listed first.
    • Newark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mud Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Yellow Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Fairville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Macedon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marquart Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Macedon Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Huddle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle

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

Cemeteries Near Bellona Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellona Station.

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 Bellona Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Bellona Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellona Station.

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

  • Benton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Benton is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Bellona
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Benton Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
  • Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Angus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
  • Voak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Voak is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
  • Penn Yan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mays Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mays Mills is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Mills
  • Billsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
  • Gorham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milo Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Milo Mills is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Mills
  • Seneca Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dresden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendaia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kendaia is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendaia

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

Newspapers Published in Bellona Station ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellona Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellona Station, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellona Station.

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 Bellona Station:

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 Bellona Station, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellona Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.