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 Fraser (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 Fraser. 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.
Fraser is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Fraser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fraser:
- Livingston County (The home county of Fraser)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Inverness
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Caledonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Craigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Geneseo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Sleggs Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Pine Tavern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Swain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Wiscoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Limerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Le Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pavilion Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Fort Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Pavilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bergen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jericon Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- South Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Batavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belcoda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Garbutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Riga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- North Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Severance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Manns Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Rush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- West Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Canadice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Victor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bristol Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Centerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Clarendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Holley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Manning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hulberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- West Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Gaines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Steuben County
- Wayland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Macedon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Silver Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Castile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yates County
- Vine Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fraser, see our County-by-County Page for Fraser.
Cemeteries Near Fraser ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fraser.
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 Fraser - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fraser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scottish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Job Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Inverness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mumford Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- East Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Fraser in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fraser.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fraser, with the one closest to Fraser listed first.
- Fowlerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Craigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Caledonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greigsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
- Retsof
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashantee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashantee is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashantee
- Limerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Piffard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Avon
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fraser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fraser.
Newspapers Published in Fraser ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fraser.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fraser, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fraser.
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 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 Fraser:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Genesee County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Steuben 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> | 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 Fraser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fraser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |