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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 Fishers (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 Fishers. 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.

Fishers 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 Fishers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fishers:

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Fishers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Victor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Centerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shortsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Canandaigua
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • Richmond Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Limerock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Bergen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Jericon Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Le Roy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pavilion Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Pavilion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Morganville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • South Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Stafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Lima
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Livonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Caledonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Foots Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Inverness
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • East Groveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Geneseo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • York
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Websters Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Mendon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Fairport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pittsford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Honeoye Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Penfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moran Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Brighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Ridgeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Rush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Seneca County
    • Border City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Macedon Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Macedon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Huddle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marquart Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Walworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Palmyra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Fruitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ontario
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Peoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishers, with the one closest to Fishers listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Rushville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Bellona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Yatesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy

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

Cemeteries Near Fishers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fishers.

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

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

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

  • Parks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Mendon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mendon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Porters Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tomlinson's Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (406 more) ...
    • Old Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boughton Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Perinton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Fishers had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mendon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Victor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushnell Basin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Mendon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
  • Mertensia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mertensia is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
  • Pittsford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Honeoye Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • East Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • East Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • West Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Padelford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Padelford is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford

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

Newspapers Published in Fishers ...

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 279 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fishers, 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 Fishers.

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 helpful 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 Fishers:

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 Fishers, 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 from Point A (ie- Fishers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.