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 Rochester (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 Rochester. 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 Rochester ...
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 Rochester: E. Rochester
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Rochester. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Rochester.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Rochester 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 Rochester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Rochester:
- Monroe County (The home county of East Rochester)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Penfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Glen Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- West Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- German Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Limerock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Le Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Pavilion Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Morganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Sleggs Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Foots Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Geneseo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Maple Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- East Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Victor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Shortsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Canandaigua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Holley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clarendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hulberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Macedon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Macedon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huddle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Marquart Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Yellow Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Vine Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Rochester, see our County-by-County Page for East Rochester.
Cemeteries Near East Rochester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Rochester.
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 Rochester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Rochester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Perinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pittsford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Haven Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perinton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brighton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, East Rochester had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, East Rochester had a population of 6,458 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Rochester, with the one closest to East Rochester listed first.
- Penfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pittsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bushnell Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
- East Penfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Penfield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ridgeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Glen Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- West Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Webster is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Webster
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fishers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Rochester. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Rochester.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Rochester ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Rochester.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Rochester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Rochester and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Rochester.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of East Rochester.
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 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 East Rochester:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates 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 Rochester, 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 Rochester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |