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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 Farmington (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 Farmington. 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.

Farmington is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Farmington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Manchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Victor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shortsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Canandaigua
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holcomb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Clifton Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Port Gibson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
  • Cayuga County
    • Cayuga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Genesee County
    • Limerock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Lima
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Livonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Sleggs Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Foots Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Maple Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Websters Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caledonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • East Groveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Springwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneseo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Fairport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • East Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Moran Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Henrietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Rush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Border City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tyre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Romulus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
  • Steuben County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Macedon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Macedon Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Palmyra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Huddle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Walworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Newark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Mud Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fairville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Rushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Bellona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Yatesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Angus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Italy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Penn Yan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Keuka Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Farmington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmington.

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

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

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

  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Power Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Farmington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Farmington Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boughton Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Victor Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (405 more) ...
    • Rice Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Theophilus Short Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Farmington had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mertensia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mertensia is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
  • Padelford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Padelford is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Victor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shortsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Macedon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Canandaigua
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Centerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Manchester Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Manchester Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walworth Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Macedon Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Fishers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield

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

Newspapers Published in Farmington ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmington, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Farmington:

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