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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 Penfield (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 Penfield. 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 Penfield ...

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 Penfield: E. Penfield

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

East Penfield is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of East Penfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Penfield, with the one closest to East Penfield listed first.
    • Fairport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Rochester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pittsford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Brighton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • German Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • Irondequoit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Rochester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • West Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • West Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Penfield, with the one closest to East Penfield listed first.
    • Bergen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Limerock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Jericon Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Fort Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Penfield, with the one closest to East Penfield listed first.
    • Lima
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Caledonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Livonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Inverness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Foots Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Geneseo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Penfield, with the one closest to East Penfield listed first.
    • Victor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Holcomb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • East Bloomfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Canandaigua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
    • Centerfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Clifton Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Seneca County
    • Border City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Penfield, with the one closest to East Penfield listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Macedon Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Macedon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huddle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Walworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Marquart Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Ontario
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Penfield, with the one closest to East Penfield listed first.
    • Rushville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 Penfield, see our County-by-County Page for East Penfield.

Cemeteries Near East Penfield ...

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

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

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

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

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Perinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perinton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Walworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Penfield had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fairport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • West Walworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
  • Penfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Pittsford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bushnell Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
  • Macedon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Macedon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • West Webster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Webster is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Webster
    • Walworth Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
    • Walworth
      (7 miles [11.3 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 East Penfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Penfield.

Newspapers Published in East Penfield ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Penfield.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 East Penfield:

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