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 Middlesex (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 Middlesex. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Middlesex is located in Yates 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 Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.
Below are the counties that are near Middlesex. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middlesex:
- Yates County (The home county of Middlesex)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Vine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Italy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Benton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Penn Yan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keuka Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Angus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Allegany County
- Canaseraga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Willets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Springwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Websters Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Maple Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Dansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Cumminsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- East Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Woodsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Ford Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Rush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manns Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- West Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Henrietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- North Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cottage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gulick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Canandaigua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Centerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Canadice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Hopewell Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Hector
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reading Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Burdett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Searsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Bennettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Watkins Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Border City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Varick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Kuneytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Seneca Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Interlaken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Kidders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Tyre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Prattsburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- South Pulteney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Keuka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Cohocton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Cold Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Macedon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Marquart Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Macedon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Mud Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Huddle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middlesex, see our County-by-County Page for Middlesex.
Cemeteries Near Middlesex ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middlesex.
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 Middlesex - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middlesex covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Middlesex Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Overackers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nettle Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Italy Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Middlesex had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middlesex, with the one closest to Middlesex listed first.
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Vine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friend is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Bristol Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
- Italy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- South Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- Italy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Italy Hill is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
- Voak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Voak is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
- Cheshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branchport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Bristol Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middlesex. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middlesex.
Newspapers Published in Middlesex ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middlesex.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middlesex, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middlesex.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Middlesex:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Yates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cayuga County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne 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 Middlesex, 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' (or 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- Middlesex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |