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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 Ontario-on-the-Lake (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 Ontario-on-the-Lake. 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 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.

Ontario-on-the-Lake is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

Below are the counties that are near Ontario-on-the-Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ontario-on-the-Lake:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Ontario-on-the-Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ontario-on-the-Lake, with the one closest to Ontario-on-the-Lake listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Fruitland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Ontario
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Pultneyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Williamson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Huddle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Macedon Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Livingston County
    • Lima
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ontario-on-the-Lake, with the one closest to Ontario-on-the-Lake listed first.
    • Webster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • German Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • Glen Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Irondequoit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Windsor Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
    • Fairport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • East Rochester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Charlotte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Ontario Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ontario-on-the-Lake, with the one closest to Ontario-on-the-Lake listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Clifton Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Phelps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canandaigua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield

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

Cemeteries Near Ontario-on-the-Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ontario-on-the-Lake.

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 Ontario-on-the-Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ontario-on-the-Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ontario-on-the-Lake, with the one closest to Ontario-on-the-Lake listed first.

  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ontario Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ontario Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnaceville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (257 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.<3>

While we didn't find Ontario-on-the-Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ontario-on-the-Lake.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ontario-on-the-Lake, with the one closest to Ontario-on-the-Lake listed first.

  • Lakeside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Ontario Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnaceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Forest Lawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Williamson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pultneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Webster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Webster is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Webster
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Walworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
    • Sea Breeze
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • East Penfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield

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

Newspapers Published in Ontario-on-the-Lake ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ontario-on-the-Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ontario-on-the-Lake, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ontario-on-the-Lake.

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 helpful 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake:

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 Ontario-on-the-Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ontario-on-the-Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.