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 Bush Corner (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 Bush Corner. 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 Bush Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bush Corner: Bush Cor. (or less commonly used: Bush Crn.)
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 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.
Bush Corner is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.
Below are the counties that are near Bush Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bush Corner:
- Ontario County (The home county of Bush Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Victor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Bristol Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Canadice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canandaigua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Limerock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Bergen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Le Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Pavilion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Sleggs Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Foots Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Maple Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- East Groveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Geneseo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Springwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Ford Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moran Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- West Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Pittsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Seneca County
- Border City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cohocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Macedon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Yellow Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Marquart Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Walworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- East Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Fruitland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Peoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Perry Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Vine Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Italy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Benton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Bellona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Penn Yan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bush Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Bush Corner.
Cemeteries Near Bush Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bush Corner.
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 Bush Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bush Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millers Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dibble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tomlinson's Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dennison Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bush Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bush Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bush Corner, with the one closest to Bush Corner listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Allens Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allens Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Hill
- East Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Honeoye Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Richmond Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Mendon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Honeoye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Victor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bush Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bush Corner.
Newspapers Published in Bush Corner ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bush Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bush Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bush Corner.
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 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 Bush Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates 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> | 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 Bush Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bush Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |