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 Bushnell Basin (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 Bushnell Basin. 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 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.
Bushnell Basin 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 Bushnell Basin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushnell Basin:
- Monroe County (The home county of Bushnell Basin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Pittsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Fairport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Ford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- West Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- Glen Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Honeoye Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limerock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Fort Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Jericon Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Le Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- 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
- Pavilion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Livonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Foots Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Geneseo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Craigs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- East Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Victor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Centerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Shortsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canandaigua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Port Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans County
- Holley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- Border City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Macedon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Macedon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Marquart Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Huddle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Peoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Vine Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bushnell Basin, see our County-by-County Page for Bushnell Basin.
Cemeteries Near Bushnell Basin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushnell Basin.
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 Bushnell Basin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bushnell Basin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Old Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perinton Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Haven Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Porters Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bushnell Basin had a population of 177 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bushnell Basin, with the one closest to Bushnell Basin listed first.
- Pittsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fairport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Penfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Penfield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
- Mendon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
- Victor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridgeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Mertensia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mertensia is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
- Macedon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bushnell Basin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bushnell Basin.
Newspapers Published in Bushnell Basin ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushnell Basin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bushnell Basin, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bushnell Basin.
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 Bushnell Basin:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Seneca 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 Bushnell Basin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bushnell Basin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |