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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 Elba (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 Elba. 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.

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.

Elba is located in Genesee County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Elba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elba:

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

Cemeteries Near Elba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elba.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplelawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplelawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daws Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daws Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daws Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springvale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Oakfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Oakfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Oakfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sodom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Batavia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Warner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elba had a population of 428 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elba had a population of 627 people.

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

  • East Elba
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elba
    • East Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Oakfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Barre
    • From Elba to South Barre
  • South Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <1>
  • West Barre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morganville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morganville
    • From Elba to Morganville
  • Barre Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
  • Wheatville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Alabama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Alabama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alabama
    • South Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • North Pembroke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • East Pembroke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
      • East Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Pembroke <1>
    • West Batavia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Batavia
      • West Batavia is located in Genesee County
    • Stafford
      (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 Elba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elba.

Newspapers Published in Elba ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elba.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elba, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elba.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elba:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0775, Longitude: -78.1873       In this case, the coordinates for Elba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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