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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 Benedict Beach (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 Benedict Beach. 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 Benedict Beach ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Benedict Beach: Benedict Bch.

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 and doctors 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.

Benedict Beach 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 Benedict Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benedict Beach:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Benedict Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benedict Beach, with the one closest to Benedict Beach listed first.
    • North Hamlin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hamlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Hamlin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Clarkson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Redman Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Brockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hinkleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinkleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
    • North Greece
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
      • North Greece is located in Monroe County
    • Parma Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Adams Basin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spencerport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
      • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <2>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benedict Beach, with the one closest to Benedict Beach listed first.
    • Bergen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jericon Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
    • South Byron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Fort Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Elba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
    • Limerock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Le Roy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Morganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Stafford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Batavia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benedict Beach, with the one closest to Benedict Beach listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benedict Beach, with the one closest to Benedict Beach listed first.
    • County Line
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
    • Millers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benedict Beach, with the one closest to Benedict Beach listed first.
    • Kendall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Holley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
    • Hulberton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Brockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Kent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
    • Clarendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
    • Manning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • South Barre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Kuckville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benedict Beach, with the one closest to Benedict Beach listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
    • Fruitland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fruitland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Ontario
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Benedict Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benedict Beach.

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

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

  • Blossom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilton Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilton Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilton Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morton Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parma Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parma Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parma Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Clarkson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Clarkson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Hatch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Oliver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oliver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parma Corners Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parma Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parma Corners 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 Benedict Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benedict Beach.

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

  • North Hamlin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hamlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
  • Hamlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Otis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
  • Kendall Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
    • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Parma Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
    • Parma Center is located in Monroe County
  • Kendall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clarkson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Garland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Monroe County
  • Brockport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • North Greece
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
    • North Greece is located in Monroe County
  • Murray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
  • Adams Basin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Greece
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greece have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
      • West Greece is located in Monroe County
    • West Kendall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kendall
      • West Kendall is located in Orleans County
    • Hulberton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County

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

Newspapers Published in Benedict Beach ...

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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benedict Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benedict Beach, 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 Benedict Beach.

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 Benedict Beach:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benedict Beach. 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 Benedict Beach, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benedict Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benedict Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3487, Longitude: -77.8722       In this case, the coordinates for Benedict Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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