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 Orangeville 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 Orangeville 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 Orangeville 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Orangeville Center: Orangeville Ctr. (or less commonly used: Orangeville Cen., Orangeville Cent. or Orangeville Cntr.)
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.
Orangeville Center is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.
Below are the counties that are near Orangeville Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orangeville Center:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Orangeville Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Varysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Smiths Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Hardys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Java Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Hume
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wiscoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Houghton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rushford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caneadea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oramel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Swain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- West Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Belfast
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Yorkshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Delevan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Dutchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Williston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Protection
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Porterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alden Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Crittenden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Town Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Billington Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Elma Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elma Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- West Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- East Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Sawens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Pavilion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Corfu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Pine Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Leicester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Craigs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Cuylerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Mount Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nunda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Geneseo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Mumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Riga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Garbutt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Churchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- West Barre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- South Barre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orangeville Center, see our County-by-County Page for Orangeville Center.
Cemeteries Near Orangeville Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orangeville 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 Orangeville Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orangeville Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Orangeville Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Attica Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quaker Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Varysburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Hatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Attica Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Orangeville Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orangeville Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orangeville Center, with the one closest to Orangeville Center listed first.
- Johnsonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Varysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wethersfield Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wethersfield Springs is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield Springs
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sierks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sierks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierks
- North Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Rock Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Glen is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Saltvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oatka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oatka is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatka
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sheldon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Java Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orangeville Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orangeville Center.
Newspapers Published in Orangeville 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orangeville Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orangeville Center, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orangeville Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Orangeville Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Orleans 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 Orangeville Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Orangeville Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |