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 Braddock Heights (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 Braddock Heights. 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 Braddock Heights ...
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 Braddock Heights: Braddock Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Braddock Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Braddock Heights.
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 southwest 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 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.
Braddock Heights is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Braddock Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braddock Heights:
- Monroe County (The home county of Braddock Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- North Greece
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
- Hilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Ontario Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
- Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windsor Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
- West Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Parma Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
- South Greece
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- Irondequoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- German Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- Bergen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Limerock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- South Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Le Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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>
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Victor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- Kendall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Hulberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- South Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gaines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Eagle Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Kuckville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- Lakeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Fruitland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Ontario
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huddle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Macedon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Walworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pultneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braddock Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Braddock Heights.
Cemeteries Near Braddock Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braddock Heights.
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 Braddock Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braddock Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- Hilton Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parma Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Britton Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beth Hamedresh Hagodel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waad Hakolel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Parma Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Rochester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64887 <2>
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 Braddock Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Braddock Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Braddock Heights, with the one closest to Braddock Heights listed first.
- North Greece
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
- Mount Read
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Read is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
- Parma Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parma Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Ontario Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
- West Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
- South Greece
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- Irondequoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Spencerport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sea Breeze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Adams Basin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braddock Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braddock Heights.
Newspapers Published in Braddock Heights ...
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 303 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braddock Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braddock Heights, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braddock Heights.
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 helpful 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 Braddock Heights:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Braddock Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Braddock Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |