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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 Manning (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 Manning. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Manning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manning.

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

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

  • Manning Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Love Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glidden Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glidden Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glidden Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulberton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Annis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Root Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Root Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Root Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sprague Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprague Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Albion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Albion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 in 1895, Manning had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clarendon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
  • South Barre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Barre
    • From Manning to South Barre
  • Hulberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Murray
    • From Manning to Murray
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barre Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
  • East Gaines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
    • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
  • North Bergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • North Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Brockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Barre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Byron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clarkson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kendall Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
      • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
    • Gaines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gaines
      • From Manning to Gaines

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

Newspapers Published in Manning ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manning.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manning, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manning.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Manning:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manning. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Manning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Manning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1988, Longitude: -78.0959    









 

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