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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 Border City (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 Border City. 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 northwest 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 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.

Border City is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Seneca County     (The home county of Border City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • East Varick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Interlaken
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Oakwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willets
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Scipioville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
    • Black Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Poplar Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Port Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Fairport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Mottville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mandana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Elbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Dobbins Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Geneva
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Junius
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Melvin Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Billsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Seneca Castle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Phelps
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Thompson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Clifton Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Hector
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Searsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Logan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • North Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Perry City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reading Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Keuka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Catawba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • South Pulteney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Prattsburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Trumansburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • Taughannock Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • East Palmyra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Wayne Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • South Sodus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Yellow Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • South Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Marquart Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Border City, with the one closest to Border City listed first.
    • Bellona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Angus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Benton Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Dresden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Penn Yan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Rushville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Potter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Himrod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Keuka Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Border City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Border City.

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 Border City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Washington Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dobbin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willowdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowdish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (466 more) ...

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

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

  • Geneva
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Billsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Junius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
  • MacDougall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • MacDougall is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDougall
  • Seneca Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Stanley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Phelps
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seneca Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Phelps Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Junction
    • Orleans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Orleans is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans

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

Newspapers Published in Border City ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Border City.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Border City:

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 Border City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Border City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.