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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 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Bluff: Lk. 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 hospitals 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Sodus Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Huron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • York
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Wayne County
    • Furnace Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <2>
    • South Sodus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Wolcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Red Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
      • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <2>
    • Fairville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Pultneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Williamson
      (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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Victory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Victory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Sterling Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
    • North Sterling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
    • Cato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <2>
    • Ira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Port Byron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <2>
    • Weedsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
      • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <2>
    • Cayuga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
    • Throop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
    • Sennett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <2>
    • Fairport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Penfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <2>
    • East Rochester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • German Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • Glen Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Utica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacks Reef
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Wrights Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Elbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Clifton Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
      • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <2>
    • Dobbins Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Melvin Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melvin Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
    • Southwest Oswego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
    • Furniss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
    • Oswego Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
    • Bowens Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Granby Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
    • Minetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
      • Minetto is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Granby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Scriba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
      • Scriba is located in Oswego County
      • Scriba has also been known as:
      • Scriba Corners
    • Hinmansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Canoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitchen Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitchen Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Espenschied Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espenschied Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espenschied Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • York Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Huron Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bushnell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mill Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mill Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mill Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the south of Wolcott.
    • The Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wheeler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401381 <4>
  • Swales Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Sodus Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodus Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodus Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Sodus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sodus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sodus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lummisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
    • Lummisville is located in Wayne County
  • North Huron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • North Huron is located in Wayne County
  • Sodus Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
  • Huron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
  • Wallington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
    • Wallington is located in Wayne County
  • Sodus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <2>
  • Sodus Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
    • Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
  • North Rose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rose
    • North Rose is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Rose <2>
  • South Sodus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
  • Wolcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
      • Rose is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <2>
    • North Wolcott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
      • North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
    • Joy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Wayne County

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]<5>. 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 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 Lake Bluff:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2726, Longitude: -76.9414       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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