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 Island Cottage Beach (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 Island Cottage Beach. 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 Island Cottage Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Island Cottage Beach: Island Cottage Bch.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Island Cottage Beach is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Island Cottage Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Cottage Beach:
- Monroe County (The home county of Island Cottage Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Ontario Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
- Windsor Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
- White City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- North Greece
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
- Irondequoit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greece
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- German Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- West Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- South Greece
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- Hilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Parma Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Bergen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Limerock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- South Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Le Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Inverness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Victor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Shortsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Holley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kendall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Clarendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hulberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Brockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Manning
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gaines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Fruitland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Huddle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pultneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island Cottage Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Island Cottage Beach.
Cemeteries Near Island Cottage Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Cottage Beach.
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 Island Cottage Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island Cottage Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Britton Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Charlotte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Hamedresh Hagodel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waad Hakolel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Rochester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64887 <2>
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Rochester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65814 <2>
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parma Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- St. Casimir's Polish Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irondequoit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Island Cottage Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island Cottage Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island Cottage Beach, with the one closest to Island Cottage Beach listed first.
- Mount Read
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Read is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
- Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Windsor Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
- Ontario Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
- North Greece
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
- Greece
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irondequoit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Sea Breeze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Parma Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parma Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
- South Greece
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- Forest Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island Cottage Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Cottage Beach.
Newspapers Published in Island Cottage Beach ...
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 311 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Cottage Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Cottage Beach, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island Cottage Beach.
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 Island Cottage Beach:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Island Cottage Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Island Cottage Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |