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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 Bergen (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 Bergen. 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 doctors 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.

Bergen is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Bergen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bergen.

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

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

  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Bergen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bergen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bergen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Church Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Church Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Church Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creekside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creamery Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creamery Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creamery Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thwing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thwing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thwing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Sweden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sweden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sweden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (356 more) ...
    • Langworthy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Root Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Root Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Root Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Byron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Byron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bergen had a population of 623 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bergen had a population of 1,073 people.

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

  • Stone Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Genesee County
  • West Bergen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
    • West Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Riga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
  • Churchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Bergen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • North Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Beulah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Monroe County
  • South Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifton
    • From Bergen to Clifton
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Le Roy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Limerock
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Limerock
    • From Bergen to Limerock
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bergen ...

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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bergen.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bergen. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bergen and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bergen.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Bergen.

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 Bergen:

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Bergen, 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- Bergen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bergen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0851, Longitude: -77.9424    









 

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