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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 Peoria (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 Peoria. 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 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.

Peoria is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Peoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peoria.

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

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

  • Mt. Nash Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lagrange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taunton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taunton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taunton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greigsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greigsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greigsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • York Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Job Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakta Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leicester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leicester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leicester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pavilion Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peoria had a population of 215 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Craigs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Peoria to Craigs
  • Covington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • La Grange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
  • Wadsworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Greigsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
    • Greigsville is located in Livingston County
  • Retsof
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retsof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • York
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
  • Pavilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leicester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piffard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piffard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piffard
    • Piffard is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piffard <1>
  • Pavilion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Peoria ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peoria, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peoria.

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 Peoria:

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

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>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 Peoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Peoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8336, Longitude: -77.9652       In this case, the coordinates for Peoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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