Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bennetts Corners (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 Bennetts Corners. 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 Bennetts Corners ...
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 Bennetts Corners: Bennetts Cors.
- While the name of this community is Bennetts Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bennetts Corners may originally have been Bennett's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bennetts Corners might be written as Bennett Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bennetts Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bennetts Corners.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bennetts Corners is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.
Below are the counties that are near Bennetts Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennetts Corners:
- Orleans County (The home county of Bennetts Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Holley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clarendon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hulberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- South Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kendall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Eagle Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Crittenden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Jericon Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Bergen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Le Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Limerock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Craigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- York
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Cuylerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Geneseo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leicester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
- Pine Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Sleggs Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Sweden Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Brockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redman Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Basin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hinkleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Churchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- North Chili
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Middleport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- County Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Millers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millers is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Johnson Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Reynales Basin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Barker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dysinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Gasport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- North Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Ontario County
- North Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perry Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennetts Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Bennetts Corners.
Cemeteries Near Bennetts Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennetts Corners.
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 Bennetts Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennetts Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glidden Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Root Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Sweden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Brockport.
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65040 <3>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Clarkson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hulberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Bennetts Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennetts Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Corners, with the one closest to Bennetts Corners listed first.
- Holley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clarendon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- North Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Brockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hulberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- South Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kendall Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Bergen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
- Bergen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Basin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennetts Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennetts Corners.
Newspapers Published in Bennetts Corners ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennetts Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennetts Corners, 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 Bennetts Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bennetts Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orleans County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Niagara County
- Ontario County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Bennetts Corners, 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- Bennetts Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |