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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 Hilton (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 Hilton. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Hilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilton.

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 Hilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hilton Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilton Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilton Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parma Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parma Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parma Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parma Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parma Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parma Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blossom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Shafer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Falls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Hilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilton.

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

  • Parma Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
    • Parma Center is located in Monroe County
  • North Greece
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Otis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Otis
    • From Hilton to Otis
  • West Greece
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greece have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
    • West Greece is located in Monroe County
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Monroe County
  • Spencerport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <3>
  • North Hamlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarkson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Basin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Greece
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greece
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Mount Read
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Read have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
      • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
    • Brockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte 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 Hilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hilton ...

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 297 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hilton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Hilton.

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 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 Hilton:

The official website for Hilton: www.hiltonny.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hilton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2882, Longitude: -77.7915    









 

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