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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 Manns Corner (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 Manns Corner. 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 Manns Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Manns Corner: Manns Cor. (or less commonly used: Manns Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Manns Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Manns Corner may originally have been Mann's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Manns Corner might be written as Mann Corner.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Manns Corner is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Manns Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manns Corner.

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

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

  • Piney Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Rush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bushman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul of the Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeoye Falls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeoye Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeoye Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Friends Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Baptist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<6>

While we didn't find Manns Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manns Corner.

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

  • Rush
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Rush
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Rush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • West Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Rush
    • From Manns Corner to West Rush
  • West Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Henrietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Severance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Honeoye Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
  • Brookdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
  • Mendon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
  • East Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Avon
    • East Avon is located in Livingston County
  • North Bloomfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Ridgeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ridgeland
      • From Manns Corner to Ridgeland
    • Garbutt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Genesee Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
      • Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County

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

Newspapers Published in Manns Corner ...

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 309 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manns Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manns Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manns Corner.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Manns Corner:

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Manns Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Manns Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manns Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0030, Longitude: -77.6665    









 

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