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 Cheshire (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 Cheshire. 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 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.
Cheshire 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 Cheshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cheshire:
- Ontario County (The home county of Cheshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Cottage City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Bristol Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Centerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Canandaigua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Village of Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Gorham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shortsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Springwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Sleggs Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Maple Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 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
- East Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Geneseo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumminsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Ford Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Mendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Honeoye Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Fairport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pittsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- West Rush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Penfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Rush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Schuyler County
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Border City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kuneytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Ovid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seneca Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Varick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Canoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Tyre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cohocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Keuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Avoca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Hammondsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Cold Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Yellow Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Macedon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Marquart Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Huddle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Mud Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Walworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Vine Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Italy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Benton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Bellona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Yan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Keuka Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Dresden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cheshire, see our County-by-County Page for Cheshire.
Cemeteries Near Cheshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheshire.
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 Cheshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cheshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Remington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bristol Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Academy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Codding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- West Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Canandaigua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66787 <2>
- South Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Cheshire had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Bristol Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Vincent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Centerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- South Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Reed Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Canandaigua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Vine Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- East Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Bristol Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Middlesex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ennerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
- Padelford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Padelford is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cheshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheshire.
Newspapers Published in Cheshire ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheshire, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheshire.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cheshire:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne 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 Cheshire, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |