Our Genealogy Helper
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 Rock Ledge Beach (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 Rock Ledge Beach. 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 Rock Ledge Beach ...
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 Rock Ledge Beach: Rock Ledge Bch.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Rock Ledge Beach 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 Rock Ledge Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Ledge Beach:
- Orleans County (The home county of Rock Ledge Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- Kuckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Gaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Shadigee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- Kendall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Lyndonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Hulberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Wolcottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- Wheatville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alabama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Oakfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Basom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jericon Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- South Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- North Pembroke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Ridgewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Bergen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redman Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- North Hamlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
- Brockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Sweden Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Adams Basin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- Hilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parma Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
- Churchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- County Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Millers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millers is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Middleport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Johnson Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Reynales Basin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- North Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
- Gasport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hess Road
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hess Road is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
- Ridgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Ledge Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Ledge Beach.
Cemeteries Near Rock Ledge Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Ledge Beach.
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 Rock Ledge Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Ledge Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenyonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Standish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Beachwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yates Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Rock Ledge Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Ledge Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Ledge Beach, with the one closest to Rock Ledge Beach listed first.
- Point Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Kuckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Waterport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Sawyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Kenyonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Gaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- East Gaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
- West Kendall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Kendall is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kendall
- Oak Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Eagle Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lyndonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knowlesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Ledge Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Ledge Beach.
Newspapers Published in Rock Ledge Beach ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Ledge Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Ledge Beach, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Ledge Beach.
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 Rock Ledge Beach:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orleans County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Monroe County
- Niagara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Rock Ledge Beach, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Ledge Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |