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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 Lummisville (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 Lummisville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Lummisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • North Huron
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Huron
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • York
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Furnace Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Wolcott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sodus Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Wayne Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Sodus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Butler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Clyde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Victory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Victory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Sterling Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • North Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Cato
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Port Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sennett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Throop
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • Webster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Penfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • Lysander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Plainville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Little Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Jordan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    • Wrights Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Elbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Baldwinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Halfway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • Thompson
      (16 miles [25.7 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)
    • West Junius
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Phelps
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Clifton Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Melvin Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Castle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Flint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairdale
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Bowens Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Granby Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • 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
    • Minetto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oswego
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Granby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Hinmansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lummisville, with the one closest to Lummisville listed first.
    • Tyre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Border City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Canoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown

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

Cemeteries Near Lummisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lummisville.

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

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

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

  • Huron Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • York Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Espenschied Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lovejoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Joiner - Wheeler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kitchen Burial Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Sodus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (325 more) ...
    • Ellinwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Towe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Collins 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lummisville had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Huron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • North Huron
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wolcott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sodus Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wallington is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
  • 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
  • South Sodus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
  • Rose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Wolcott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
  • Wayne Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sodus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Butler Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
    • Zurich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zurich is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich

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

Newspapers Published in Lummisville ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lummisville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lummisville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lummisville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lummisville:

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 '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- Lummisville) 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 Lummisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.