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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 Kendall Mills (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 Kendall Mills. 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 Kendall Mills ...

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 Kendall Mills: Kendall Mls. (or less commonly used: Kendall Mlls.)

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 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.

Kendall Mills is primarily located in Monroe County. A portion of Kendall Mills extends into Orleans 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 Kendall Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kendall Mills:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Kendall Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendall Mills, with the one closest to Kendall Mills listed first.
    • Hamlin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Redman Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
    • North Hamlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • Clarkson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Sweden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Adams Basin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinkleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Hilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Parma Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
    • Spencerport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendall Mills, with the one closest to Kendall Mills listed first.
    • Bergen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jericon Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • South Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Elba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Fort Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Morganville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Oakfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Roy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Limerock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Stafford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Batavia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendall Mills, with the one closest to Kendall Mills listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Craigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendall Mills, with the one closest to Kendall Mills listed first.
    • County Line
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Millers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • Middleport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Johnson Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Barker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Reynales Basin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Somerset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Gasport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • North Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kendall Mills, with the one closest to Kendall Mills listed first.
    • Kendall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Hulberton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Holley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brockville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Kent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Albion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gaines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • South Barre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Wyoming County
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

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

Cemeteries Near Kendall Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kendall Mills.

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 Kendall Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Morton Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beachwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Transit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • High Street 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kendall Mills had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kendall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Hamlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hulberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
  • West Kendall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Kendall is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kendall
  • Holley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clarkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Hamlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
  • Brockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Otis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • East Gaines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Manning
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Clarendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawyer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sawyer is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kendall Mills ...

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 253 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kendall Mills.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kendall Mills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kendall Mills and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kendall Mills.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Kendall Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Kendall Mills:

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 Kendall Mills, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kendall Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.