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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 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 southwest 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 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.

Ontario-on-the-Lake is located in Wayne 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove Village Park
      • Orchard Grove Village Park is located in Wayne County
    • Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
    • Macedon Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Sodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <2>
    • Macedon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <2>
  • Livingston County
    • Lima
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <2>
    • German Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • Glen Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <2>
    • Irondequoit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Monroe County
    • Windsor Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
      • Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Fairport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • East Rochester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
    • Pittsford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
      • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <2>
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <2>
    • East Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Holcomb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <2>
    • Phelps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canandaigua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Centerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
    • Hopewell Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County

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.

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]<3>. 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 begin 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
  • Webster Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Webster Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Rural Cemetery
  • Harris Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Road Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Ridge Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walworth Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walworth Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walworth Center Cemetery

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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <2>
  • Fruitland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
  • Ontario Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Center
    • Ontario Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario Center <2>
  • Furnaceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
    • Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <2>
  • Ontario
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
  • Forest Lawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
    • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Webster
    • West Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Walworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Walworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
      • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
    • Sea Breeze
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
      • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
    • East Penfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
      • East Penfield 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ontario-on-the-Lake.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ontario-on-the-Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ontario-on-the-Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ontario-on-the-Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2781, Longitude: -77.3483       In this case, the coordinates for Ontario-on-the-Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ontario-on-the-Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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