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 Golah (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 Golah. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Golah 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 Golah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golah:
- Monroe County (The home county of Golah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- West Rush
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- North Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Manns Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Rush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moran Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Garbutt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- West Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Honeoye Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Belcoda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Limerock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Bergen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Pavilion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- South Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- East Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Livonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sleggs Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Craigs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Geneseo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Cuylerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- East Groveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Village of Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Canadice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Bristol Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Canandaigua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Clarendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- South Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Hulberton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Macedon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Yellow Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Huddle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Marquart Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Walworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ontario
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Perry Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Silver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Vine Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golah, see our County-by-County Page for Golah.
Cemeteries Near Golah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golah.
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 Golah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oatka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Avon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bushman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Garbutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Golah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golah, with the one closest to Golah listed first.
- West Rush
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- North Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Rush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 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
- East Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Avon
- Garbutt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Severance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Ashantee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashantee is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashantee
- West Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Honeoye Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- South Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Avon
- Conesus Lake Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conesus Lake Junction is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesus Lake Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golah.
Newspapers Published in Golah ...
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 267 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golah, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golah.
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 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 Golah:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Steuben County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Golah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |