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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 Red Creek (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 Red Creek. 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 Red Creek ...

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 Red Creek: Red Crk. (or less commonly used: Red Ck. or Red Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Creek.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Red Creek is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Red Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Creek, with the one closest to Red Creek listed first.
    • Furnace Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Wolcott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • South Butler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • North Huron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Clyde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Sodus Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Sodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Creek, with the one closest to Red Creek listed first.
    • North Victory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Fair Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Victory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Ira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Sterling Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • North Sterling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Cato
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Weedsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sennett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Throop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Creek, with the one closest to Red Creek listed first.
    • Lysander
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Jacksonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrights Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Jacks Reef
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Baldwinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Village Green is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
    • Halfway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Creek, with the one closest to Red Creek listed first.
    • Thompson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Dobbins Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Phelps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Creek, with the one closest to Red Creek listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Bowens Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Furniss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Granby Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Southwest Oswego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • Oswego Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • South Granby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Fulton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Minetto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinmansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Oswego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Creek, with the one closest to Red Creek listed first.
    • Tyre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Canoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Border City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City

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

Cemeteries Near Red Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Creek.

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 Red Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Southside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Westbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Westbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Overacre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • French Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forscutt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McArthur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (346 more) ...
    • Sprague Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Martville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Red Creek had a population of 492 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Red Creek had a population of 488 people.

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

  • Westbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Westbury is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • North Wolcott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott
  • Victory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • North Victory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wolcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Fair Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Haven
  • Butler Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Sterling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Corners is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Corners
  • Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Butler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Spring Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Ira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira

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

Newspapers Published in Red Creek ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Creek.

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 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 Red Creek:

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 Red Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.