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 Hidden Meadows (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 Hidden Meadows. 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 Hidden Meadows ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hidden Meadows: Hidden Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hidden Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hidden Meadows.
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 and hospitals 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.
Hidden Meadows is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Hidden Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hidden Meadows:
- Genesee County (The home county of Hidden Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Bergen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jericon Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Le Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- South Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pavilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crittenden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Craigs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Cuylerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Geneseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leicester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Pine Tavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Sleggs Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Riga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garbutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Sweden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- North Chili
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Severance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Brockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adams Basin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Niagara County
- Middleport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Victor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Village of Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Canadice Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Canadice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Clarendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Holley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hulberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- West Barre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Gaines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Attica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Varysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Castile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hidden Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Hidden Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Hidden Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hidden Meadows.
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 Hidden Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hidden Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Stone Church Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Bergen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thwing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langworthy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creekside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Old St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mumford Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hidden Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hidden Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hidden Meadows, with the one closest to Hidden Meadows listed first.
- Stone Church
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Fort Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Bergen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Bergen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
- Riga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- North Bergen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hidden Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hidden Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Hidden Meadows ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hidden Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hidden Meadows, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hidden Meadows.
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 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 Hidden Meadows:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Niagara County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Hidden Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Hidden Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |