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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 McNalls (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 McNalls. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

McNalls is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of McNalls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McNalls, with the one closest to McNalls listed first.
    • Gasport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dysinger
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Hartland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Middleport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rapids
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ridgewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrights Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Raymond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • South Lockport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • North Hartland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Corwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McNalls, with the one closest to McNalls listed first.
    • Wolcottsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Akron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swormville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Akron Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Clarence Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <1>
    • Getzville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Crittenden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <1>
    • Bowmansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansville
      • Bowmansville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmansville <1>
    • Looneyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Looneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Williamsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <1>
    • Alden Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Amherst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McNalls, with the one closest to McNalls listed first.
    • Alabama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Indian Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • North Pembroke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Corfu
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Ridgewood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
    • Bushville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Sawens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Batavia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McNalls, with the one closest to McNalls listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lyndonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Barre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Kenyonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenyonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
    • Shadigee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gaines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Kuckville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
    • South Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Kent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McNalls, with the one closest to McNalls listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Attica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • Varysburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McNalls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McNalls.

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

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

  • Dysinger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dysinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dysinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orangeport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royalton Mt. Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mabee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Huskey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • German Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaeffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaeffer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ketchem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ketchem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ketchem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Cold Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Price Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McNalls had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dysinger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
  • Gasport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orangeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeport
    • Orangeport is located in Niagara County
  • Reynales Basin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynales Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
  • Wolcottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsville
    • Wolcottsville is located in Niagara County
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • Middleport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Raymond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • West Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shelby
    • West Shelby is located in Orleans County
  • Johnson Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Wrights Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • North Hartland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Millersport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
      • Millersport is located in Erie County

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

Newspapers Published in McNalls ...

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 McNalls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McNalls, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McNalls.

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 McNalls:

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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

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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McNalls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McNalls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1656, Longitude: -78.5745       In this case, the coordinates for McNalls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 McNalls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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