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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 Cooney Crossing (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 Cooney Crossing. 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 Cooney Crossing ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cooney Crossing: Cooney Xing.

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

Cooney Crossing is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Cooney Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Marquart Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Palmyra
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Yellow Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Huddle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Macedon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Palmyra
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Macedon Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Mud Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Lima
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Avon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Livonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Fairport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pittsford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Ford Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Brighton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • German Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • Henrietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Irondequoit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clifton Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Canandaigua
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Hopewell Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Melvin Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Seneca Castle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Holcomb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Border City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Tyre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Waterloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kuneytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Romulus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooney Crossing, with the one closest to Cooney Crossing listed first.
    • Rushville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Bellona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Angus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Yatesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Penn Yan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cooney Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooney Crossing.

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 Cooney Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooney Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Langdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Swift Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Palmyra.
    • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762731 <2>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Palmyra Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Culver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Culver Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of East Palmyra.
    • The Culver Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sanford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64313 <2>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (381 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 Cooney Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooney Crossing.

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

  • Palmyra
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Walworth Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
  • Macedon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Port Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Walworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Manchester Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Manchester Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
    • Fairville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln

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

Newspapers Published in Cooney Crossing ...

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 253 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooney Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooney Crossing, 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 Cooney Crossing.

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 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 Cooney Crossing:

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 Cooney Crossing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cooney Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.