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 Bethany (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 Bethany. 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 Bethany ...
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 East Bethany: E. Bethany
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Bethany 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 Bethany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Bethany:
- Genesee County (The home county of East Bethany)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pavilion Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- East Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- West Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Pavilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Fort Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegany County
- Wiscoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crittenden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alden Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Akron Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Williston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Looneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Town Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarence Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elma Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elma Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
- Elma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Billington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Craigs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Cuylerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Geneseo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(18 miles [29 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
- Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Sleggs Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Livonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Mumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belcoda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Riga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Garbutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Churchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweden Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- North Chili
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- North Rush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Rush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Severance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Brockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Dysinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Middleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Reynales Basin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Gasport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- West Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Canadice Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- South Barre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- West Barre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Clarendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manning
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Holley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Hulberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Eagle Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Murray
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Lakewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Varysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Johnsonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Silver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Folsomdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Bethany, see our County-by-County Page for East Bethany.
Cemeteries Near East Bethany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Bethany.
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 Bethany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Bethany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- East Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Transit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo Road Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Bethany Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jug City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlebury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Warner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pavilion.
- Oakta Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Bethany had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Bethany, with the one closest to East Bethany listed first.
- Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pavilion Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- East Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Pavilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Bethany. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Bethany.
Newspapers Published in East Bethany ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bethany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Bethany, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Bethany.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bethany:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Erie County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Niagara County
- Ontario 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> | 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 Bethany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bethany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |