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 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 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 may 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)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- 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)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Seneca Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Vine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Bellona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Angus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- 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)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Black Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Atwaters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Union Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ledyard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Poplar Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scipioville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Cayuga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- 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)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Livonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cumminsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Maple Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Sleggs Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Woodsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- East Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kysorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- 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)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- 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)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- 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)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cottage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- 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)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Billsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Bristol Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Canandaigua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hopewell Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Seneca Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- 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)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- 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)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Searsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Burdett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Bennettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Watkins Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- 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)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Mecklenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montour Falls
(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)
- 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)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- East Varick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Interlaken
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Kuneytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kidders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Canoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Seneca Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friend, with the one closest to Friend listed first.
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- South Pulteney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Prattsburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Keuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- 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)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- 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)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Hermitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- 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)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Taughannock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- 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)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Mud Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Macedon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
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.
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 Friend - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Friend's Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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 Briggs Cemetery
- The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southwest Benton Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64028 <2>
- Branchport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Italy Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Italy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keuka Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Michael's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Voak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 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)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Branchport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Italy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Italy Hill is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
- Bluff Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Voak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Voak is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
- Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Italy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- 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)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Second Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Second Milo is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
- Milo Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milo Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Mills
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Seneca Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Vine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
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]<4>. 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 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 Friend:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Yates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne 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 Friend, 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 from Point A (ie- Friend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |