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 Ionia (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 Ionia. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Ionia is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.
Below are the counties that are near Ionia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ionia:
- Ontario County (The home county of Ionia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- East Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holcomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Centerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Richmond Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Bristol Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Canandaigua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Canadice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Limerock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Fort Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Pavilion Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Pavilion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Livonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Sleggs Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Foots Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- East Groveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Geneseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Websters Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Springwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Ford Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Honeoye Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moran Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- West Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Fairport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Rush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Seneca County
- Border City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Wayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cohocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Macedon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Yellow Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marquart Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Huddle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Walworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Perry Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Vine Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Italy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bellona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Penn Yan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Keuka Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ionia, see our County-by-County Page for Ionia.
Cemeteries Near Ionia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ionia.
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 Ionia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ionia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Millers Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dibble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tomlinson's Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Boughton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Ionia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ionia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- East Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mendon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
- Honeoye Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Allens Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allens Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Hill
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Mertensia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mertensia is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Centerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Richmond Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ionia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ionia.
Newspapers Published in Ionia ...
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 Ionia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ionia, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ionia.
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 Ionia:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates 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> | 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 Ionia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Ionia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |