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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 Henrietta (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 Henrietta. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Henrietta is located in Monroe County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Henrietta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henrietta:

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

Cemeteries Near Henrietta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henrietta.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bushman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piney Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (375 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Henrietta had a population of 199 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ridgeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ridgeland
    • From Henrietta to Ridgeland
  • West Henrietta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Genesee Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
    • Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
  • West Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mendon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
  • Pittsford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
  • Brookdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
  • North Rush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Rush
    • From Henrietta to North Rush
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
    • Mendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnell Basin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushnell Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
      • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County

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

Newspapers Published in Henrietta ...

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 328 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henrietta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henrietta, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henrietta.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Henrietta:

The official website for Henrietta: www.townofhenrietta.org/

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Henrietta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Henrietta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henrietta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0594, Longitude: -77.6124    









 

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