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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 Pittsford (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 Pittsford. 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.

Pittsford 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 Pittsford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pittsford:

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

Cemeteries Near Pittsford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittsford.

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

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

  • Pittsford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pioneer Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Haven Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perinton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (358 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pioneer Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Veterans Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park 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 Pittsford had a population of 852 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pittsford had a population of 1,327 people.

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

  • Bushnell Basin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushnell Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
    • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
  • East Rochester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Fairport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Penfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ridgeland
    • From Pittsford to Ridgeland
  • Henrietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
  • East Penfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
    • East Penfield is located in Monroe County
  • West Brighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glen Haven
    • From Pittsford to Glen Haven
  • Mendon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pittsford ...

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 337 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pittsford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pittsford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pittsford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> of Pittsford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pittsford:

The official website for Pittsford: www.townofpittsford.com/

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

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 Pittsford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pittsford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0908, Longitude: -77.5153    









 

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