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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 Lock Berlin (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 Lock Berlin. 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 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.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Lock Berlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Lyons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wayne Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • South Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Mud Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fairville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • South Butler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • East Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Wolcott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Furnace Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • Victory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Cato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Weedsport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Victory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Cross Roads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Throop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Fair Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Union Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Fairport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Penfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Mendon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pittsford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • 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 Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Lysander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Mottville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Halfway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Memphis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Utica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Phelps
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Clifton Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Geneva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Castle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shortsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hopewell Center
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Bowens Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Granby Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • South Granby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Southwest Oswego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Furniss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Tyre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Border City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Seneca Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Romulus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • East Varick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lock Berlin, with the one closest to Lock Berlin listed first.
    • Bellona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Angus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Benton Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Rushville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Penn Yan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Yatesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Potter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter

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

Cemeteries Near Lock Berlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lock Berlin.

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 Lock Berlin - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lock Berlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • South Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Creager Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Clyde Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lyons Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (422 more) ...
    • Aurand of Shepards Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Old Houser Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Sodus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Lock Berlin had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marengo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Wayne Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
  • South Sodus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
  • Rose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zurich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zurich is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • West Junius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
  • Alton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tyre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Sodus Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
    • Savannah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Lock Berlin ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lock Berlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lock Berlin, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lock Berlin.

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 websites either 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 Lock Berlin:

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