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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 Pembroke (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 Pembroke. 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 Pembroke ...

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 Pembroke: N. Pembroke

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.

North Pembroke is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near North Pembroke ...

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

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

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

  • North Pembroke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Pembroke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Buffalo Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Buffalo Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Buffalo Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecilia's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Four Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alabama Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alabama Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alabama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Oakfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Oakfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Oakfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Pembroke had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Pembroke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
    • East Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Pembroke <3>
  • West Batavia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Batavia
    • West Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • South Alabama
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Alabama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alabama
    • South Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • Indian Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oakfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Genesee County
  • Corfu
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alabama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sawens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sawens
    • From North Pembroke to Sawens
  • Ray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Genesee County
  • Batavia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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    • Fargo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Genesee County
    • Darien Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien Center
      • Darien Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darien Center <3>
    • Darien
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Genesee County

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

Newspapers Published in North Pembroke ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pembroke.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pembroke, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pembroke.

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 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 North Pembroke:

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Pembroke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- North Pembroke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Pembroke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0211, Longitude: -78.3361       In this case, the coordinates for North Pembroke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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