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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 Caledonia (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 Caledonia. 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 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 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.

Caledonia is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Caledonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caledonia.

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

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

  • St. Columbus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caledonia Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caledonia Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mumford Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scottish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scottish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scottish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Inverness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inverness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inverness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garbutt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garbutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garbutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Main Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Main Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oatka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oatka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oatka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Holy Angels Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Angels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riga Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riga 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caledonia had a population of 782 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Caledonia had a population of 2,076 people.

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

  • Mumford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Beulah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Monroe County
  • Limerock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Limerock
    • From Caledonia to Limerock
  • Garbutt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowlerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
    • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifton
    • From Caledonia to Clifton
  • Riga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
  • Ashantee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashantee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashantee
    • Ashantee is located in Livingston County
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Fort Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Linwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
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    • York
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Rush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Rush
      • From Caledonia to West Rush
    • North Rush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Rush
      • From Caledonia to North Rush

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

Newspapers Published in Caledonia ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caledonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caledonia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caledonia.

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 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 Caledonia:

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Caledonia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caledonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caledonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9732, Longitude: -77.8530    









 

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