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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 Parr Harbor (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 Parr Harbor. 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 Parr Harbor ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Parr Harbor: Parr Hbr. (or less commonly used: Parr Harb. or Parr Hrbr.)

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 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.

Parr Harbor is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Seneca County     (The home county of Parr Harbor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Seneca Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Border City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Kuneytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Tyre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Canoga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Varick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Ovid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lodi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Kidders
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Interlaken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
    • Cross Roads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
    • Union Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Port Byron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Scipioville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
    • Throop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
    • Sherwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Willets
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willets. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
    • Melrose Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
    • Black Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Mottville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
      • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <1>
    • Elbridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <1>
    • Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mandana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
    • Halfway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Rose Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Jacks Reef
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Marcellus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Thorn Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Marcellus Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcellus Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Memphis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lysander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Dobbins Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • West Junius
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Geneva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • Billsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Melvin Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melvin Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
    • Phelps
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Seneca Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Clifton Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Gorham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Searsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Hector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Logan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
    • Perry City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <1>
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • North Lansing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Trumansburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taughannock Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taughannock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
    • Myers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Willow Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Clyde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • South Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Wayne Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Fairville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • South Sodus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • East Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • York
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Wayne County
    • Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parr Harbor, with the one closest to Parr Harbor listed first.
    • Angus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Bellona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <1>
    • Dresden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Benton Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Seneca Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Penn Yan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
    • Potter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Yates County
    • Himrod
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Keuka Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vine Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Barrington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Yates County

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

Cemeteries Near Parr Harbor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parr Harbor.

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

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

  • Bear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stark Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jersalem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowdish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowdish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowdish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bachman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burgh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (472 more) ...
    • Ovid Street Pioneers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Street Pioneers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovid Street Pioneers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Restvale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Columbkille Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbkille Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbkille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

While we didn't find Parr Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parr Harbor.

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

  • Waterloo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Seneca Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Junius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • MacDougall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for MacDougall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDougall
    • MacDougall is located in Seneca County
  • Fayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <1>
  • Canoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Canoga is located in Seneca County
  • Cayuga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
  • Tyre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Tyre is located in Seneca County
  • Marengo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
  • Billsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
  • Cayuga Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Junction
    • Cayuga Junction is located in Cayuga County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Cross Roads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
    • Phelps
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Romulus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Parr Harbor ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parr Harbor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parr Harbor, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parr Harbor.

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 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 Parr Harbor:

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

The official website for Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Parr Harbor, 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- Parr Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parr Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9037, Longitude: -76.8772       In this case, the coordinates for Parr Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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