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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 Covel Corner (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 Covel Corner. 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 Covel Corner ...

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 Covel Corner: Covel Cor. (or less commonly used: Covel Crn.)

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 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.

Covel Corner 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 Covel Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Covel Corner:

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Covel Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Bristol Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Woodville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Cottage City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Gulick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Centerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Naples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Canadice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Bloomfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Canandaigua
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Canaseraga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garwoods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Springwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Websters Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Foots Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Lima
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Sleggs Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • East Groveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Cumminsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Dansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Ford Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Honeoye Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Moran Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Rush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Manns Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • West Rush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Fairport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pittsford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Rush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • West Henrietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Wayne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Reading
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Hector
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Border City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Willard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Romulus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ovid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • East Varick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Kuneytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Seneca Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Prattsburgh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
    • Wayland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cohocton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Pulteney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Catawba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Keuka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Urbana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Avoca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mitchellsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
    • Hammondsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Haskinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Macedon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Palmyra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Macedon Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Marquart Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Newark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Huddle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Mud Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Walworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Covel Corner, with the one closest to Covel Corner listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Rushville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Potter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Italy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Yatesville
      (12 miles [19.3 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 east)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Penn Yan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Keuka Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Angus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Seneca Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Barrington
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Covel Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Covel Corner.

Cemeteries Near Covel Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Covel Corner.

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 Covel Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Randall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Coye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Academy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bristol Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Overackers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Bank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pamely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (439 more) ...
    • Hawley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Case Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Codding Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

  • South Bristol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
  • Vine Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
  • Bristol Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
  • Bristol Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
  • Middlesex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cheshire is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Gulick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
  • Vincent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vincent is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Rushville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • South Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
  • Potter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Potter is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Honeoye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Naples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Reed Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners

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

Newspapers Published in Covel Corner ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Covel Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Covel Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Covel Corner.

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 Covel Corner:

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