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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 Churchville (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 Churchville. 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.

Churchville is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Churchville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Churchville.

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

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

  • Creekside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creekside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creekside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riga Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Bergen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bergen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bergen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckbee Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckbee Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckbee Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Chili Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chili Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chili Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Church Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Fellows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Whittier Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Colby Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colby Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colby Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Creamery Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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.<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 Churchville had a population of 493 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Churchville had a population of 2,118 people.

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

  • Riga
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Bergen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Chili
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stone Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Genesee County
  • Beulah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Churchville to Clifton
  • West Bergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
    • West Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Adams Basin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Bergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • North Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Fort Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mumford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Garbutt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Coldwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Monroe County
    • Spencerport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
      • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <3>
    • Limerock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 Churchville to Limerock

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

Newspapers Published in Churchville ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Churchville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Churchville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Churchville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Churchville:

The official website for Churchville: www.churchville.net/

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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 Churchville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Churchville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Churchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1044, Longitude: -77.8847    









 

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