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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 Bushville (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 Bushville. 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 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.

Bushville is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Bushville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushville:

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

Cemeteries Near Bushville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushville.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Batavia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daws Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daws Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daws Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Pembroke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Pembroke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

While we didn't find Bushville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bushville.

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

  • West Batavia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Batavia
    • West Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • East Pembroke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
    • East Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Pembroke <2>
  • Batavia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Pembroke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Genesee County
  • Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Bethany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elba
    • From Bushville to Elba
  • South Alabama
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Alabama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alabama
    • South Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • Sawens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sawens
    • From Bushville to Sawens
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    • East Elba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elba
      • East Elba is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Bushville ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bushville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bushville.

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 either 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 Bushville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bushville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Bushville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bushville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bushville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0021, Longitude: -78.2581    









 

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