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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 Garland (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 Garland. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Garland is located in Monroe County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Garland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Clarkson
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Otis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Adams Basin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinkleyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Brockport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Redman Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
    • Parma Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
    • Sweden Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Hamlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spencerport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Greece
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • West Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
    • Hilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hamlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Bergen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jericon Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Fort Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • South Byron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Le Roy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Limerock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Morganville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Elba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Stafford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Batavia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Oakfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Inverness
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Craigs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Lima
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Geneseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cuylerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Livonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Middleport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Millers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • County Line
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Victor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Holley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Clarendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hulberton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Kendall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Manning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Kent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Barre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gaines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Eagle Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • West Barre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Macedon Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Ontario
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garland, with the one closest to Garland listed first.
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Peoria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Wyoming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Garland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garland.

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

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

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

  • Garland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • High Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Sweden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Brockport.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65040 <2>
  • Colby Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parma Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blossom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Locust Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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, Garland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clarkson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Adams Basin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Otis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Hamlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spencerport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parma Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parma Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
  • West Greece
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Greece is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
  • Kendall Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
  • North Hamlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
  • Holley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Churchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Chili
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
    • South Greece
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • South Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
    • North Greece
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece

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

Newspapers Published in Garland ...

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 287 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garland, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garland.

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 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 Garland:

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 Garland, 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- Garland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.