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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 Friend (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 Friend. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Friend is located in Yates County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.

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

  • Yates County     (The home county of Friend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Yatesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
    • Potter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Yates County
    • Keuka Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Penn Yan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Italy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
      • Italy is located in Yates County
    • Rushville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Benton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Seneca Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Vine Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Bellona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <1>
    • Barrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
    • Angus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Willets
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willets. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
    • Aurora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Black Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
    • Atwaters
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
    • Union Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ledyard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
    • Poplar Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Scipioville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Cayuga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
    • Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Springwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Websters Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Foots Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Livonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
      • Dansville is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <1>
    • Lima
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
    • Cumminsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
    • Maple Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
    • Sleggs Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
    • Woodsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
    • East Groveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
    • Groveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Ford Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Honeoye Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moran Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Gorham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
    • Cottage City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
    • Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Naples
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gulick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • Flint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Billsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Canandaigua
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Seneca Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Wayne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Reading
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Reading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
    • Hector
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reading Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
    • Searsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Burdett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <1>
    • Townsend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Schuyler County
    • Bennettsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Watkins Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
      • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
      • Former names for Watkins Glen:
      • Jefferson
      • Salubria
      • Watkins
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
    • Wedgewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Mecklenburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lodi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Ovid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Romulus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Border City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • East Varick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Interlaken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kidders
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Canoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Prattsburgh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
    • Keuka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
    • Urbana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammondsport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mitchellsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
      • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
    • Pleasant Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
    • Cohocton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cold Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
    • Hermitage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Steuben County
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Trumansburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
    • Taughannock Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taughannock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Macedon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <1>
    • East Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Lyons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Marquart Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Mud Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Macedon Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Friend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friend.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Old Fort Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friend's Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friend's Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friend's Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nettle Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Yatesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
    • The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southwest Benton Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64028 <4>
  • Branchport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branchport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branchport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Italy Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italy Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italy Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Italy Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Italy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Italy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keuka Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuka Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuka Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Michael's RC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lake View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Voak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Friend had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Potter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Yates County
  • Branchport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
    • Branchport is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchport <1>
  • Italy Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
    • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
  • Bluff Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
    • Bluff Point is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff Point <1>
  • Voak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
    • Voak is located in Yates County
  • Middlesex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Middlesex is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesex <1>
  • Italy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Italy is located in Yates County
  • Penn Yan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rushville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Benton Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Benton Center is located in Yates County
  • Second Milo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
    • Second Milo is located in Yates County
  • Milo Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Mills
    • Milo Mills is located in Yates County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Seneca Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Benton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Yates County
    • Vine Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County

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

Newspapers Published in Friend ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friend, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friend.

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 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 Friend:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Friend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Friend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6628, Longitude: -77.1836       In this case, the coordinates for Friend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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