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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 Desbrough Park (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 Desbrough Park. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Desbrough Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desbrough Park, with the one closest to Desbrough Park listed first.
    • North Huron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Furnace Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Wolcott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Huron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Red Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sodus Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • South Butler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • South Sodus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Wayne Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Sodus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desbrough Park, with the one closest to Desbrough Park listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Sterling Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • North Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Victory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Ira
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Cato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Weedsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sennett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Throop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
  • Monroe County
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desbrough Park, with the one closest to Desbrough Park listed first.
    • Lysander
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Wrights Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Jacks Reef
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Halfway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desbrough Park, with the one closest to Desbrough Park listed first.
    • Thompson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Port Gibson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Junius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Phelps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Clifton Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desbrough Park, with the one closest to Desbrough Park listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Southwest Oswego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Furniss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Oswego Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • Bowens Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Granby Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Minetto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oswego
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Granby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Scriba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Scriba is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
      • Scriba has also been known as:
      • Scriba Corners
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desbrough Park, with the one closest to Desbrough Park listed first.
    • Tyre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Border City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City

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

Cemeteries Near Desbrough Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Desbrough Park.

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 Desbrough Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Wolcott.
    • The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wheeler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401381 <3>
  • North Wolcott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McArthur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huron Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Overacre Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forscutt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Roe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Southside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Desbrough Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Desbrough Park.

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

  • North Wolcott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
  • North Huron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
  • Lummisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lummisville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
  • Huron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Wolcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Fair Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Haven
  • Sodus Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Westbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbury is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Alton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Butler Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Sterling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Desbrough Park ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Desbrough Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Desbrough Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Desbrough Park.

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 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 Desbrough Park:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Desbrough Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Desbrough Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.