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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 Pavilion (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 Pavilion. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Pavilion is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Pavilion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pavilion.

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

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

  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakta Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakta Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakta Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pavilion Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pavilion Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pavilion Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Transit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyoming Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Nash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lagrange Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagrange Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jug City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jug City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jug City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Job Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Job Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Job Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Van Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • York Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Pavilion had a population of 564 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Covington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pavilion Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Linwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
  • Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Genesee County
  • Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Peoria
    • From Pavilion to Peoria
  • La Grange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
  • Craigs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Craigs
    • From Pavilion to Craigs
  • East Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethany
    • East Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethany <2>
  • York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saltvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
    • Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
  • Stafford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Wadsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Livingston County
    • Greigsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
      • Greigsville is located in Livingston County
    • Retsof
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retsof have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retsof
      • Retsof is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Retsof <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pavilion ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pavilion.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pavilion. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pavilion and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pavilion.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of Pavilion.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pavilion:

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.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>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 Pavilion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pavilion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pavilion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8761, Longitude: -78.0227    









 

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