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 Fenner (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 Fenner. 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 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 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.
Fenner 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 Fenner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fenner:
- Monroe County (The home county of Fenner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- West Henrietta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brookdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Whites
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Ridgeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Manns Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Severance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- West Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Limerock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Bergen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Jericon Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- South Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Pavilion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Livonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Craigs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Geneseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Foots Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Cuylerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- East Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Maple Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Victor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Village of Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Centerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Canadice Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Canandaigua
(22 miles [35.4 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 Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Holley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hulberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- South Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kendall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Macedon Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Macedon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Huddle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Fruitland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Marquart Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ontario
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Peoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Wyoming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Vine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fenner, see our County-by-County Page for Fenner.
Cemeteries Near Fenner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fenner.
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 Fenner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fenner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bushman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Oatka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Fenner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fenner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fenner, with the one closest to Fenner listed first.
- West Henrietta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Genesee Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whites
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Brookdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Ridgeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Severance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- North Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- West Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mendon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fenner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fenner.
Newspapers Published in Fenner ...
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 314 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fenner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fenner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fenner.
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 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 Fenner:
- 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 Fenner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fenner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |