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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 Brighton (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 Brighton. 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 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.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Brighton)
  • Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
    • Lima
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Livonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • York
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Craigs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Craigs
      • From Brighton to Craigs
    • Geneseo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Foots Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Groveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Cuylerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuylerville
      • From Brighton to Cuylerville
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Victor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <2>
    • West Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <2>
    • East Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Holcomb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <2>
    • Centerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Richmond Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shortsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Canandaigua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
    • Holley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Clarendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hulberton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Brighton to Murray
    • Kendall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brockville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Barre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Macedon Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Macedon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <2>
    • Fruitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fruitland
      • From Brighton to Fruitland
    • Huddle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Walworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeside
      • From Brighton to Lakeside
    • Ontario
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Yellow Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove Village Park
      • Orchard Grove Village Park is located in Wayne County
    • Palmyra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
    • Peoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peoria
      • From Brighton to Peoria
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
    • Rushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vine Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Brighton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brighton.

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

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

  • Brighton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pittsford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapids Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rapids Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rapids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Casimir's Polish Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Haven Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hooker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Veterans Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Baptist 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brighton had a population of 705 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • West Brighton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ridgeland
    • From Brighton to Ridgeland
  • Pittsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Rochester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Penfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glen Haven
    • From Brighton to Glen Haven
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
  • Henrietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
  • Genesee Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
    • Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
  • Bushnell Basin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushnell Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
    • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Brighton ...

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 348 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brighton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brighton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brighton.

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 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 Brighton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brighton. 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>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.
<5>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 Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Brighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1270, Longitude: -77.5655    









 

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