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 Mendon 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 Mendon 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 Mendon 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mendon Center: Mendon Ctr. (or less commonly used: Mendon Cen., Mendon Cent. or Mendon Cntr.)
You might see Mendon Centre instead of Mendon 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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Mendon Center is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Mendon Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mendon Center:
- Monroe County (The home county of Mendon Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Mendon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ford Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moran Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Manns Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Pittsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- North Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Limerock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Bergen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Jericon Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Le Roy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Pavilion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- South Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Foots Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Geneseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Maple Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Craigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- East Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Victor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Village of Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Centerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Bristol Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Clarendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Macedon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Yellow Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huddle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Marquart Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Walworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- East Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Peoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Perry Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Vine Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Italy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mendon Center, see our County-by-County Page for Mendon Center.
Cemeteries Near Mendon Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mendon 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 Mendon Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mendon Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Friends Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylor Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Porters Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Honeoye Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tomlinson's Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- East Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul of the Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Mendon Center had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mendon Center, with the one closest to Mendon Center listed first.
- Mendon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Honeoye Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Fishers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- West Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Ridgeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Bushnell Basin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
- Pittsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Victor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mendon Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mendon Center.
Newspapers Published in Mendon 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mendon Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mendon Center, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mendon Center.
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 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 Mendon Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Steuben County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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 Mendon Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mendon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |