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 Grange Landing (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 Grange Landing. 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 Grange Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grange Landing: Grange Lndg. (or less commonly used: Grange Lndng.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Grange Landing is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.
Below are the counties that are near Grange Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grange Landing:
- Ontario County (The home county of Grange Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Cottage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Bristol Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Canandaigua
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Centerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Gulick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Village of Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canadice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Springwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Websters Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Livonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Sleggs Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- East Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Dansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Ford Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Rush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Manns Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Pittsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Hector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reading Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Border City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Varick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Kuneytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seneca Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Tyre
(30 miles [48.3 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 Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Prattsburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Pulteney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Wayland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cohocton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Mitchellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Avoca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hammondsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Macedon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Macedon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Marquart Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Huddle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Mud Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Walworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Vine Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Italy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Benton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Bellona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keuka Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Yan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Seneca Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grange Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Grange Landing.
Cemeteries Near Grange Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grange Landing.
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 Grange Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grange Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Academy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Overackers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baldwin 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>
While we didn't find Grange Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grange Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grange Landing, with the one closest to Grange Landing listed first.
- Vine Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- South Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- Middlesex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bristol Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Bristol Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- South Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Reed Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gulick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Centerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Canandaigua
(8 miles [12.9 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grange Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grange Landing.
Newspapers Published in Grange Landing ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grange Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grange Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grange Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grange Landing:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne 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 Grange Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grange Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |