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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 Comstock Corners (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 Comstock Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Comstock Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Comstock Corners: Comstock Cors.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Comstock Corners is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Comstock Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comstock Corners, with the one closest to Comstock Corners listed first.
    • Lockport Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Pendleton Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Lockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Warrens Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Hoffman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • Raymond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurlitzer Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurlitzer Park Village
      • Wurlitzer Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Wrights Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Rapids
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • Coomer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comstock Corners, with the one closest to Comstock Corners listed first.
    • Getzville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Swormville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Wolcottsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Tonawanda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarence Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Williamsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
    • Kenmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Grandyle Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
    • Ferry Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
    • Akron Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comstock Corners, with the one closest to Comstock Corners listed first.
    • Amherst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Alabama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Corfu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Oakfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sawens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Ridgewood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
    • Bushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Griswold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comstock Corners, with the one closest to Comstock Corners listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lyndonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
    • West Barre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Kuckville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
  • Wyoming County
    • Folsomdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County

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

Newspapers Published in Comstock Corners ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comstock Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Comstock Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Comstock Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Comstock Corners:

Cemeteries Near Comstock Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comstock Corners.

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

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

  • Weaver Cemetery #1
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery #1
  • Wheatfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatfield Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery of Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
  • Beach Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Ridge Cemetery
  • Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Pomeroy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomeroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomeroy Cemetery
  • Molyneaux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molyneaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molyneaux Cemetery
  • Bear Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (305 more) ...
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery

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 Comstock Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Comstock Corners.

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

  • Mapleton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
  • Pendleton Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
  • Shawnee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
  • Hickory Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Beach Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
    • Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
  • Pendleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hoffman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
  • Wendelville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
    • Wendelville is located in Niagara County
  • Millersport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
    • Millersport is located in Erie County
  • North Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
    • North Ridge is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Warrens Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Pekin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
    • Sanborn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
      • Sanborn is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>

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

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comstock Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Comstock Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1448, Longitude: -78.7823       In this case, the coordinates for Comstock Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Comstock Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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