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 Ogden 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 Ogden 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 Ogden 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Ogden Center: Ogden Ctr. (or less commonly used: Ogden Cen., Ogden Cent. or Ogden Cntr.)
- You might see Ogden Centre instead of Ogden Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ogden Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ogden 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Ogden 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 Ogden Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ogden Center:
- Monroe County (The home county of Ogden Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Spencerport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Greece
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- Parma Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
- West Greece
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Adams Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- North Chili
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Bergen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Limerock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- South Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Craigs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Geneseo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Cuylerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- East Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Victor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Centerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Holley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hulberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Brockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gaines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- West Barre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Fruitland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Macedon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Macedon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huddle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Yellow Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ogden Center, see our County-by-County Page for Ogden Center.
Cemeteries Near Ogden Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogden 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 Ogden Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ogden Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whittier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colby Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chili Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elmgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parma Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Felicia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ogden Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ogden Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ogden Center, with the one closest to Ogden Center listed first.
- Spencerport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Chili
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- South Greece
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- West Greece
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Adams Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
- Parma Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parma Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Genesee Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ogden Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogden Center.
Newspapers Published in Ogden 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 278 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogden Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ogden Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ogden Center.
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 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 Ogden Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Ogden Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Ogden Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |