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 Gilberts Corner (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 Gilberts Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Gilberts Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Gilberts Corner: Gilberts Cor. (or less commonly used: Gilberts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Gilberts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gilberts Corner may originally have been Gilbert's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gilberts Corner might be written as Gilbert Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gilberts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gilberts Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Gilberts Corner is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Gilberts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilberts Corner:
- Niagara County (The home county of Gilberts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Reynales Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Dysinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Middleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gasport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
- Ridgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Wolcottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Akron Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Clarence Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swormville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Crittenden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Looneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Getzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Alden Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bowmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Alabama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Basom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Indian Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- North Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Corfu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Ridgewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sawens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Redman Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Brockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sweden Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Jeddo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lakewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Barre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Lyndonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Kenyonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Shadigee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- South Barre
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kuckville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Folsomdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Varysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilberts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Gilberts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Gilberts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilberts Corner.
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 Gilberts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilberts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- Gilbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ketchem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dysinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mabee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Letts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Shelby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Levalley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Gilberts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilberts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilberts Corner, with the one closest to Gilberts Corner listed first.
- McNalls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McNalls is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNalls
- Dysinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Wolcottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolcottsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsville
- Reynales Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- West Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Shelby is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shelby
- Middleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gasport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeport
- Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Shelby Basin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby Basin is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Basin
- Johnson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alabama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Jeddo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilberts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilberts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Gilberts Corner ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilberts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilberts Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilberts Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gilberts Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Niagara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Monroe County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gilberts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilberts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |