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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 Brockport (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 Brockport. 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 Brockport ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Brock Port.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Brockport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brockport.

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

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

  • High Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Clarkson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Clarkson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Sweden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sweden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sweden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Sweden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colby Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colby Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colby Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blossom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom 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 Brockport had a population of 3,742 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brockport had a population of 7,868 people.

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

  • Clarkson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Garland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Monroe County
  • Adams Basin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Otis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Otis
    • From Brockport to Otis
  • Holley
    (4 miles [6.4 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 <1>
  • Clarendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Spencerport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <1>
  • Kendall Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
    • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Hamlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Murray
    • From Brockport to Murray
  • Hulberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Bergen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • North Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brockport ...

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 268 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brockport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brockport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brockport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> of Brockport.

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 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 Brockport:

The official website for Brockport: www.brockportny.org/

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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

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>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.
<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 Brockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Brockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2145, Longitude: -77.9388    









 

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