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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 Hannans 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 Hannans 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 Hannans 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 Hannans Corner: Hannans Cor. (or less commonly used: Hannans Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Hannans Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hannans Corner may originally have been Hannan's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hannans Corner might be written as Hannan 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 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.

Hannans Corner 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 Hannans Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hannans Corner:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Hannans Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hannans Corner, with the one closest to Hannans Corner listed first.
    • Fairport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • East Rochester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Pittsford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Penfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mendon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Ford Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Henrietta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Glen Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • West Brighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
    • Honeoye Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hannans Corner, with the one closest to Hannans Corner listed first.
    • Limerock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Bergen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Jericon Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Le Roy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hannans Corner, with the one closest to Hannans Corner listed first.
    • Lima
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Livonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Caledonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Inverness
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Foots Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Geneseo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • East Groveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Maple Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Craigs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hannans Corner, with the one closest to Hannans Corner listed first.
    • Victor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Holcomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • North Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • East Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Centerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Shortsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Canandaigua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Bristol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Seneca County
    • Border City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hannans Corner, with the one closest to Hannans Corner listed first.
    • Macedon Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Macedon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Huddle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Lincoln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Walworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Ontario
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hannans Corner, with the one closest to Hannans Corner listed first.
    • Rushville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vine Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Bellona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center

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

Cemeteries Near Hannans Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hannans 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 Hannans Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Perinton Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Old Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mason Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Perinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White Haven Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • East Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Perinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (369 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find Hannans Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hannans Corner.

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

  • Bushnell Basin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
  • Egypt
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Fairport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Pittsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fishers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Penfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Penfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Penfield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
  • Mendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Macedon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Mendon Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Macedon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Walworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
    • Brighton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton

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

Newspapers Published in Hannans 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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hannans Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hannans Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hannans Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hannans Corner:

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>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.
<4>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 Hannans Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Hannans Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.