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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 Fancher (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 Fancher. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Fancher is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

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

  • Orleans County     (The home county of Fancher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Brockville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Hulberton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Murray
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Clarendon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Manning
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Holley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kendall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • South Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Kenyonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Akron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Crittenden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Elba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Jericon Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • South Byron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Bergen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Morganville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Wheatville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Batavia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stafford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alabama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Bushville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Ridgewood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Inverness
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Craigs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • York
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Avon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Redman Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
    • Brockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clarkson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sweden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Hamlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • North Hamlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • Adams Basin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hinkleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Churchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Parma Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
    • Riga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Middleport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Millers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • County Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Johnson Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Barker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Reynales Basin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Gasport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Somerset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Dysinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • North Hartland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • Ridgewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hess Road
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.
    • Attica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Wyoming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Peoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria

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

Cemeteries Near Fancher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fancher.

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

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

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

  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Transit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Annis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Manning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Standish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Albion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (273 more) ...
    • Love Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hatch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 Fancher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fancher.

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

  • Hulberton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
  • Manning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Clarendon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Murray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • East Gaines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Barre Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
  • Kendall Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
  • Kendall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Kendall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Kendall is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kendall
  • Gaines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Brockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sawyer is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer

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

Newspapers Published in Fancher ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fancher.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fancher, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fancher.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fancher:

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 Fancher, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fancher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.