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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 Dansville (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 Dansville. 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 northeast 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 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.

Dansville is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Dansville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Cumminsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Woodsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
    • West Sparta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
    • Springwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kysorville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
    • Websters Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • East Groveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Foots Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Nunda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
    • Dalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Canaseraga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garwoods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Swain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Bishopville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
    • Almond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wiscoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • West Almond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
    • Alfred
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
      • Alfred has also been known as:
      • Alfred village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
    • Aristotle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • West Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
    • Fillmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hume
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Limerock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Honeoye Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Moran Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • West Rush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Ford Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Manns Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Mumford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • North Rush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Rush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Canadice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Naples
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gulick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Richmond Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Bristol Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • West Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • North Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • East Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Wayland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cohocton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arkport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Haskinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Stephens Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
    • Jobs Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
    • North Hornell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Hornell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Howard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Avoca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canisteo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Castile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Perry Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • East Koy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Silver Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Peoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Newburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Pike
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hardys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Warsaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dansville, with the one closest to Dansville listed first.
    • Italy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Vine Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Rushville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yatesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Keuka Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Dansville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dansville.

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 Dansville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dansville had a population of 3,758 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dansville had a population of 4,334 people.

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

  • Rogersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Perkinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Byersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
  • Ossian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossian is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Wayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Sparta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
  • Springwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Canaseraga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Groveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Websters Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Swain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swain is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
    • Swain has also been known as:
    • Swains Station
    • Swainsville
    • Swin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
  • Garwoods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Burns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Burns is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Tuscarora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuscarora is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Rosses
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rosses is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dansville ...

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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dansville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dansville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dansville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dansville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Dansville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dansville:

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 Dansville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.