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 Lake Bluff (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 Lake Bluff. 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 Lake Bluff ...
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 Lake Bluff: Lk. Bluff
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Bluff. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Bluff.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Lake Bluff 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 Lake Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Bluff:
- Wayne County (The home county of Lake Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- North Huron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Sodus Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Furnace Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Sodus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Sodus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Wolcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Red Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Pultneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Fair Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Sterling Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- North Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Cato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Byron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Weedsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Throop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- German Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Glen Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Lysander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Reef
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
- Wrights Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Elbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Port Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Junius
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Clifton Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- 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
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shortsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Hannibal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Southwest Oswego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Furniss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Oswego Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Bowens Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Granby Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Minetto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oswego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Granby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Granby is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
- Scriba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scriba is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
- Scriba has also been known as:
- Scriba Corners
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Tyre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seneca Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Border City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Canoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Lake Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Bluff.
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 Lake Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Kitchen Burial Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Espenschied Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huron Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bushnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Mill Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wolcott.
- The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401381 <2>
- Swales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Sodus Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Sodus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Lake Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Bluff, with the one closest to Lake Bluff listed first.
- Lummisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lummisville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
- North Huron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Sodus Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Wallington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
- Sodus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sodus Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
- North Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Sodus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Wolcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Wolcott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
- Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Lake Bluff ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Bluff, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Bluff.
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 Lake Bluff:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Monroe County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Bluff) 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 Lake Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |