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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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Comstock Corners is located in Niagara 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 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)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Pendleton Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Lockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Lockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Warrens Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Hoffman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Pekin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Raymond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Rapids
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Bergholtz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
  • 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)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Wolcottsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • 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)
    • Williamsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Grandyle Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
    • Bowmansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Akron Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
  • 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)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Alabama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Basom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Wheatville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Corfu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Oakfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sawens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Ridgewood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Bushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Griswold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Elba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
  • 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)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Lakewood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • 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)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
    • West Barre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Kenyonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Kuckville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gaines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
  • Wyoming County
    • Folsomdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale

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

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 Comstock Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Wheatfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Beach Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomeroy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Molyneaux Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bear Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...

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>

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)
    • Mapleton is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Lockport Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
  • Pendleton Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
  • Shawnee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Hickory Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Beach Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
  • Pendleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pendleton is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hoffman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Wendelville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wendelville is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
  • Millersport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersport is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
  • North Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Ridge is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Warrens Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Pekin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Sanborn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.

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]<4>. 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 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 Comstock Corners:

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 Comstock Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Comstock Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.