Our Genealogy Helper
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 Daws (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 Daws. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Daws is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Daws. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Daws:
- Genesee County (The home county of Daws)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Elba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Ridgewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Wheatville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- West Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crittenden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alden Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Looneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Town Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wolcottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Porterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Harris Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Swormville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Craigs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Cuylerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Pine Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Geneseo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- East Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Riga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Sweden Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Churchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belcoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Mumford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Garbutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- North Chili
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Adams Basin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dysinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Johnson Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Reynales Basin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Gasport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Millers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millers is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- County Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Barker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Lockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- South Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- West Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Holley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Hulberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Attica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Folsomdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Varysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perry Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Harris Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daws, see our County-by-County Page for Daws.
Cemeteries Near Daws ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daws.
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 Daws - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Daws covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- Daws Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maplelawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Batavia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- East Oakfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Daws in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daws.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Daws, with the one closest to Daws listed first.
- East Elba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Elba is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elba
- Elba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- South Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- West Batavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Batavia is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Batavia
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Alabama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alabama
- East Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- West Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Daws. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daws.
Newspapers Published in Daws ...
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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daws.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daws, 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 Daws.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Daws:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Niagara County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Daws, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daws) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |