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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 Green Meadows Park (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 Green Meadows Park. 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 Green Meadows Park ...

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 Green Meadows Park: Green Mdws. Park

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Green Meadows Park is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Green Meadows Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Mud Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Lyons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Newark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Wayne Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • East Palmyra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Clyde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Palmyra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marquart Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Victory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Cross Roads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Fair Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • North Victory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Oakwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Union Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Throop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Weedsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Fairport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pittsford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Glen Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • German Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • Henrietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Irondequoit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Jordan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lysander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Mottville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Thompson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Port Gibson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Junius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Clifton Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Dobbins Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shortsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Castle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Tyre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Border City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kuneytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Romulus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Meadows Park, with the one closest to Green Meadows Park listed first.
    • Bellona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Angus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Rushville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Penn Yan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Yatesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Vine Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Green Meadows Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Meadows Park.

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 Green Meadows Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lyons Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Houser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Lyons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Newark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Newark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark State School Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark State School Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark State School Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newark.
    • The Newark State School Cemetery has also been known as:
    • NDC Potters Field
    • NDC State School Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451516 <2>
  • Fairville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marbletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Purchase Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glerum Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (407 more) ...
    • Creager Bridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lock Berlin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Barton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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 Green Meadows Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Meadows Park.

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

  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Lock Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
  • Zurich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Zurich is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
  • Port Gibson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
  • South Sodus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
  • East Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Phelps Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Junction
  • Marengo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Phelps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Joy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Joy is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Clyde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Green Meadows Park ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Meadows Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Meadows Park, 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 Green Meadows Park.

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 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 Green Meadows Park:

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 Green Meadows Park, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Meadows Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.