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 Penfield 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 Penfield 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 Penfield 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Penfield Center: Penfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Penfield Cen., Penfield Cent. or Penfield 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.
Penfield Center is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Penfield Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penfield Center:
- Monroe County (The home county of Penfield Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- German Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Pittsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Irondequoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- West Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Bergen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Limerock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Jericon Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Victor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shortsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Canandaigua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- Centerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Clifton Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Orleans County
- Holley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Macedon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Huddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marquart Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Yellow Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penfield Center, see our County-by-County Page for Penfield Center.
Cemeteries Near Penfield Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penfield 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 Penfield Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penfield Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Walworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Webster 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.<3>
While we didn't find Penfield Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penfield Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penfield Center, with the one closest to Penfield Center listed first.
- East Penfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Penfield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
- Penfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Walworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Walworth is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Webster is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Webster
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Pittsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forest Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Bushnell Basin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penfield Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penfield Center.
Newspapers Published in Penfield 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 332 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penfield Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penfield Center, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penfield Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Penfield Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Yates 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Penfield Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penfield Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |