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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 Holland Cove (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 Holland Cove. 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 Holland Cove ...

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 Holland Cove: Holland Cv.

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 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.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Holland Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Cove, with the one closest to Holland Cove listed first.
    • Pultneyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Williamson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ontario
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • South Sodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Fairville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Cove, with the one closest to Holland Cove listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • North Victory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • North Sterling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Sterling Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Cato
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Cove, with the one closest to Holland Cove listed first.
    • Webster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Penfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • German Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • East Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Glen Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Irondequoit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Windsor Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
    • Brighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Charlotte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Ontario Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Cove, with the one closest to Holland Cove listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Clifton Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Phelps
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Junius
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Victor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Hopewell Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Dobbins Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Seneca Castle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Cove, with the one closest to Holland Cove listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Southwest Oswego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Fairdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Cove, with the one closest to Holland Cove listed first.
    • Tyre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Border City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Holland Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland Cove.

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 Holland Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Centenary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Swales Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sodus Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Mill Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushnell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Furnaceville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ridge Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Joy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kitchen Burial Plot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Ontario Town Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Pultneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Williamson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Williamson is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williamson
  • Williamson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sodus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnaceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
  • Joy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Joy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Wallington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallington is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
  • Ontario
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sodus Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
  • Sodus Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ontario Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Holland Cove ...

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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holland Cove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holland Cove.

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 helpful 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 Holland Cove:

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 Holland Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holland Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.