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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 Otis (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 Otis. 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 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.

Otis is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Otis)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • Bergen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jericon Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • South Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Limerock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limerock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Limerock
      • From Otis to Limerock
    • Elba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elba
      • From Otis to Elba
    • Le Roy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <1>
    • Morganville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morganville
      • From Otis to Morganville
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Batavia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Inverness
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Craigs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Craigs
      • From Otis to Craigs
    • Lima
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • Millers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millers
      • From Otis to Millers
    • County Line
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to County Line
      • From Otis to County Line
    • Middleport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • Holley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <1>
    • Murray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Otis to Murray
    • Kendall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hulberton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Manning
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
    • South Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to South Barre
      • From Otis to South Barre
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gaines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gaines
      • From Otis to Gaines
    • Eagle Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kenyonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenyonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kenyonville
      • From Otis to Kenyonville
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fruitland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fruitland
      • From Otis to Fruitland
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeside
      • From Otis to Lakeside
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Macedon Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Ontario
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
    • Covington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Peoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peoria
      • From Otis to Peoria

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

Cemeteries Near Otis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otis.

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

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

  • Blossom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Clarkson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Clarkson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atchinson Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Sweden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sweden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sweden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Colby Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colby Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colby Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parma Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parma Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parma Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Otis had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Garland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Monroe County
  • Clarkson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Basin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parma Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
    • Parma Center is located in Monroe County
  • North Hamlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hamlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Hamlin
    • From Otis to North Hamlin
  • Spencerport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <1>
  • West Greece
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greece have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
    • West Greece is located in Monroe County
  • Kendall Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
    • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Holley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <1>
  • North Greece
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Greece
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Greece. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
      • South Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to South Greece
      • From Otis to South Greece
    • Murray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Otis to Murray
    • Greece
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Otis ...

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 257 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otis, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otis.

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 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 Otis:

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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>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.
<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 Otis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Otis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2588, Longitude: -77.8781       In this case, the coordinates for Otis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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