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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 Geneva (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 Geneva. 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 Geneva ...

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 Geneva: E. Geneva

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 and hospitals 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 Geneva is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Seneca County     (The home county of East Geneva)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Border City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Tyre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kidders
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Union Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willets
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Scipioville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
    • Sherwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Black Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Poplar Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Port Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Fairport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Mottville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mandana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Elbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Rose Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Thorn Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Jacks Reef
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Dobbins Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Geneva
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Junius
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Billsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Melvin Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Thompson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Phelps
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Seneca Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clifton Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Hector
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Searsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Logan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • North Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
    • Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Perry City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Keuka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Catawba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • South Pulteney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Prattsburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Trumansburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taughannock Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
    • North Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Myers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • Willow Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clyde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fairville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Wayne Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • East Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • South Sodus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • South Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Palmyra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Marquart Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Geneva, with the one closest to East Geneva listed first.
    • Bellona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Angus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Benton Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Dresden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Penn Yan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Potter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Keuka Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Himrod
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

Cemeteries Near East Geneva ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Geneva.

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

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

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

  • St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Washington Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Willowdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dobbin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stark Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bowdish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (472 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bachman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jersalem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<3>

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

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

  • Geneva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Billsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
  • West Junius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
  • MacDougall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • MacDougall is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDougall
  • Fayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stanley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Phelps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca Castle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flint
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bellona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendaia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kendaia is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendaia
    • Canoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga

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

Newspapers Published in East Geneva ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Geneva.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Geneva, 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 East Geneva.

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 Geneva:

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 Geneva, 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- East Geneva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.