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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 Richs Corners (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 Richs Corners. 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 Richs Corners ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Richs Corners: Richs Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Richs Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Richs Corners may originally have been Rich's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Richs Corners might be written as Rich Corners.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Richs Corners is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

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

  • Orleans County     (The home county of Richs Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Albion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brockville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Manning
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Hulberton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Clarendon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • South Barre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Holley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Murray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • West Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Akron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Crittenden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Alden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarence Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alden Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Looneyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Swormville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Elba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
    • Oakfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Byron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Jericon Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Wheatville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Bergen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Batavia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Morganville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Ridgewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Basom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Craigs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Inverness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Redman Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
    • Brockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sweden Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Clarkson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hamlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Otis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • North Hamlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • Adams Basin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hinkleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Churchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
    • Riga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Middleport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • County Line
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Millers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • Johnson Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Reynales Basin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Barker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gasport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Somerset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Dysinger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • North Hartland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • Hess Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corners, with the one closest to Richs Corners listed first.
    • Attica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Wyoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Peoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria

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

Cemeteries Near Richs Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richs Corners.

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 Richs Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Albion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Annis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Love Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Manning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Transit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Standish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barre Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (292 more) ...
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sprague Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 Richs Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richs Corners.

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

  • Albion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Barre Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
  • Manning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Clarendon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hulberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
  • East Gaines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
  • South Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Gaines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
  • Eagle Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
  • Holley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Carlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Carlton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Waterport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Richs Corners ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richs Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richs Corners, 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 Richs Corners.

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 websites either 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 Richs Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Richs Corners, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richs Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.