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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 Littleville (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 Littleville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Littleville 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 Littleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Littleville:

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Littleville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Shortsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Manchester
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hopewell Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Clifton Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Canandaigua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Port Gibson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Phelps
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Flint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Centerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Cottage City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Union Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Willets
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Lima
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Foots Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Avon
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Springwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Websters Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • East Groveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Mendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • East Rochester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Pittsford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Penfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moran Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Brighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Border City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tyre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Kuneytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Romulus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • East Varick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ovid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Prattsburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
    • Atlanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Pulteney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Macedon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Marquart Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Mud Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Macedon Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Huddle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Walworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleville, with the one closest to Littleville listed first.
    • Rushville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Bellona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Yatesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Angus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Penn Yan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Italy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Keuka Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Littleville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Littleville.

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 Littleville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dillon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Theophilus Short Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Macaulay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Herrington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pioneers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (432 more) ...
    • Benhan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Littleville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Littleville.

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

  • Shortsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Manchester
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hopewell Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
  • Manchester Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Canandaigua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Clifton Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Padelford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Padelford is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
  • Ennerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
  • Orleans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orleans is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
  • Seneca Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Phelps Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Junction
    • Port Gibson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mertensia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mertensia is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia

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

Newspapers Published in Littleville ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Littleville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Littleville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Littleville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Littleville:

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 Littleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Littleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.