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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 have occurred.

  • 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 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.

Richs Corners is located in Orleans 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Manning
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Hulberton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Clarendon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
    • Gaines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • South Barre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Holley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
    • Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
    • Murray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • West Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Crittenden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <2>
    • Wolcottsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Alden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarence Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <2>
    • Alden Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Looneyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Looneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Swormville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jericon Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Bergen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Batavia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Ridgewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
    • 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)
      • 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
    • Inverness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
    • York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Livingston County
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Brockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sweden Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • North Hamlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hamlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Adams Basin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hinkleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinkleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
    • Churchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Riga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
    • Millers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • Barker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
      • Barker is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <2>
    • Gasport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Somerset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Dysinger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • North Hartland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Hess Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hess Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
      • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
    • Ridgewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Albion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Annis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Love Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Transit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Standish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barre Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barre Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barre Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulberton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sprague Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprague Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
  • Manning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Orleans County
  • Clarendon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
  • Hulberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
  • East Gaines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
    • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
  • South Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • South Barre is located in Orleans County
  • Gaines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County
  • Eagle Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Holley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Barre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Carlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Orleans County
    • Waterport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterport
      • Waterport is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterport <2>

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]<6>. 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 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 Richs Corners:

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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).
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<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 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.
<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 Richs Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Richs Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richs Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2306, Longitude: -78.1492       In this case, the coordinates for Richs Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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