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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 Byron (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 Byron. 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.

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

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Byron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • South Byron
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jericon Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Bergen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stafford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Fort Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Elba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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>
    • Le Roy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Batavia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Limerock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limerock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Oakfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pavilion Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Bushville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Akron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Crittenden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <2>
    • Alden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Alden Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Looneyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Looneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Williston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Town Line
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Town Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line
      • Town Line is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Line <2>
    • Clarence Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <2>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Craigs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • Inverness
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
    • York
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Livingston County
    • Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Leicester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
    • Cuylerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Geneseo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Lima
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <2>
    • Sleggs Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
    • Mount Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Livonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Groveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Churchville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Riga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Sweden Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
    • Belcoda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Brockport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mumford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Clarkson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Redman Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • North Chili
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
    • Adams Basin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garbutt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Hinkleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinkleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Middleport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dysinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Millers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • County Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
    • Gasport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • Barker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
      • Barker is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <2>
    • North Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Somerset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Raymond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • West Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Richmond Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • South Barre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Clarendon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
    • Manning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Holley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • West Barre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Brockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Hulberton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Murray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Gaines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Kendall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Covington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Wyoming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Attica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Warsaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Varysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Folsomdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Johnsonburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Harris Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Byron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byron.

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

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

  • Byron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Byron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Byron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sodom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walkers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springvale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thwing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thwing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thwing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creamery Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creamery Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creamery Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Root Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Root Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Root Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morganville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morganville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morganville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Langworthy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Church Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Church Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Church Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rest 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Byron had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • South Byron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • South Byron is located in Genesee County
  • West Bergen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
    • West Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • North Bergen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • East Elba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elba
    • East Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Morganville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Morganville is located in Genesee County
  • Stone Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Genesee County
  • Stafford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
  • Fort Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
  • Bergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Barre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1>
    • 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>
  • Clarendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Le Roy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Manning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Batavia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Byron ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byron, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Byron:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byron. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Byron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Byron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0798, Longitude: -78.0639       In this case, the coordinates for Byron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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