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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 North Chili (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 North Chili. 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 North Chili ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Chili: N. Chili

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near North Chili ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Chili.

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

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

  • North Chili Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chili Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chili Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckbee Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckbee Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckbee Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Felicia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Felicia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Felicia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creekside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creekside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creekside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chili Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chili Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chili Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...

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 North Chili had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Coldwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Coldwater is located in Monroe County
  • Spencerport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <2>
  • Churchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifton
    • From North Chili to Clifton
  • Riga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
  • Severance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
  • Adams Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
  • Genesee Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
    • Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
  • South Greece
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bergen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Garbutt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Greece
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greece have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
      • West Greece 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 North Chili. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Chili.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of North Chili ...

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 295 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Chili.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of North Chili. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of North Chili and those printed in the larger area surrounding North Chili.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of North Chili.

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 North Chili:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Chili. 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>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.
<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 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 North Chili, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Chili) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Chili. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1198, Longitude: -77.8054    









 

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