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 Manchester Center (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 Manchester Center. 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 Manchester Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Manchester Center: Manchester Ctr. (or less commonly used: Manchester Cen., Manchester Cent. or Manchester Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Manchester Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manchester Center.
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 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.
Manchester Center 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 Manchester Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manchester Center:
- Ontario County (The home county of Manchester Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Clifton Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shortsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Phelps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Melvin Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Seneca Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- West Junius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Centerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Cayuga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Union Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Port Byron
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Throop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Victory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- 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 Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Foots Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Sleggs Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Fairport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ford Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- East Rochester
(18 miles [29 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
- Penfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honeoye Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moran Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Glen Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Border City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tyre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Kuneytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Romulus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Yellow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Marquart Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Mud Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Macedon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Macedon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Potter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Vine Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Angus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Yatesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Penn Yan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seneca Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Dresden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Italy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manchester Center, see our County-by-County Page for Manchester Center.
Cemeteries Near Manchester Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manchester Center.
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 Manchester Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manchester Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pioneers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Theophilus Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theophilus Short Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Theophilus Short Cemetery is located in Shortsville.
- The Theophilus Short Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139435 <2>
- Macaulay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Herrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clifton Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Manchester Center had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manchester Center, with the one closest to Manchester Center listed first.
- Shortsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phelps Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Junction
- Port Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Ennerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Padelford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Padelford is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Seneca Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manchester Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manchester Center.
Newspapers Published in Manchester Center ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manchester Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manchester Center, 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 Manchester Center.
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 Manchester Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Seneca County
- Wayne County
- Yates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Manchester Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manchester Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |