RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Orleans County >> Lyndonville >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York

The Commemorative Quarter for New York





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 Lyndonville (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 Lyndonville. 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 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.

Lyndonville is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

Below are the counties that are near Lyndonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyndonville:

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

Cemeteries Near Lyndonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyndonville.

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 Lyndonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Yates Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynhaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynhaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Ridgeway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Ridgeway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Orchard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Orchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Somerset Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Kenyonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenyonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenyonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Boxwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Orchard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Orchard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lyndonville had a population of 666 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lyndonville had a population of 771 people.

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

  • Ridgeway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Orleans County
  • Millers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millers
    • From Lyndonville to Millers
  • North Ridgeway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeway
    • North Ridgeway is located in Orleans County
  • Oak Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
    • Oak Orchard is located in Orleans County
  • County Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jeddo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenyonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Knowlesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville
    • Knowlesville is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowlesville <3>
  • Waterport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterport
    • Waterport is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterport <3>
  • Kuckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby Basin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Basin
    • Shelby Basin is located in Orleans County
  • Medina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knowlesville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlesville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville Station
      • Knowlesville Station is located in Orleans County
    • Johnson Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
    • Middleport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lyndonville ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyndonville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lyndonville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lyndonville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lyndonville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Lyndonville.

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 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 Lyndonville:

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Lyndonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyndonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyndonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3238, Longitude: -78.3888    









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025