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 Burt (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 Burt. 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 and hospitals 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.
Burt is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Burt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burt:
- Niagara County (The home county of Burt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Olcott
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newfane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hess Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hess Road is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
- Coomer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coomer is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
- Corwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corwin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- North Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Pleasant Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Warrens Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
- Roosevelt Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Wolcottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Swormville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Getzville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clarence Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tonawanda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Akron Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Akron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Williamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grandyle Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Alabama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Basom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Indian Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- North Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Oakfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corfu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lyndonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shadigee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- Medina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Kenyonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Kuckville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Eagle Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Gaines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- West Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burt, see our County-by-County Page for Burt.
Cemeteries Near Burt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burt.
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 Burt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- West Lake Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Appleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Somerset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Somerset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wright's Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smiths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Burt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Olcott
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newfane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coomer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coomer is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
- Hess Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hess Road is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
- East Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Wilson is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilson
- North Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- West Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Somerset is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerset
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- South Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilson is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilson
- Warrens Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
- South Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Somerset is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Somerset
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Barker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burt.
Newspapers Published in Burt ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burt, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Burt:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Niagara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Orleans 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' (or 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- Burt) 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 Burt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |