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 East Bergen (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 East Bergen. 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 East Bergen ...
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 East Bergen: E. Bergen
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 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.
East Bergen 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 East Bergen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Bergen:
- Genesee County (The home county of East Bergen)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Bergen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jericon Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- South Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Le Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Limerock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crittenden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Craigs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Lima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Geneseo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Sleggs Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Pine Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Sweden Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- North Chili
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Brockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adams Basin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clarkson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hinkleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- Spencerport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garbutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Middleport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millers is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Johnson Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Victor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Village of Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hulberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- South Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Brockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Eagle Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Macedon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Varysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Bergen, see our County-by-County Page for East Bergen.
Cemeteries Near East Bergen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Bergen.
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 East Bergen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Bergen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- East Bergen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creekside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creamery Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Sweden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Brockport.
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65040 <2>
- Colby Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Root Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Byron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckbee Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 East Bergen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Bergen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Bergen, with the one closest to East Bergen listed first.
- Bergen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- West Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
- Stone Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- North Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- North Chili
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- South Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Brockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Adams Basin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Bergen. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Bergen.
Newspapers Published in East Bergen ...
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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bergen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Bergen, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Bergen.
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 East Bergen:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Niagara County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne 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 East Bergen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Bergen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |