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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 Roseland Park (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 Roseland Park. 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 doctors 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.

Roseland Park is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Roseland Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Canandaigua
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
    • Hopewell Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Cottage City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Shortsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Centerfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Manchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Seneca Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gorham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Union Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Willets
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Oakwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Lima
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
    • Livonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Springwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Foots Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Websters Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Avon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Maple Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • East Groveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Groveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Ford Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Mendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moran Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • East Rochester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Pittsford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Penfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Manns Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Brighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Ridgeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Schuyler County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Border City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Romulus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Seneca Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Willard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Canoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • East Varick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Ovid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Prattsburgh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
    • Atlanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Pulteney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Catawba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Keuka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Wayland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cohocton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Macedon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Palmyra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Palmyra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Macedon Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Marquart Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Mud Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Huddle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Walworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fairville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roseland Park, with the one closest to Roseland Park listed first.
    • Rushville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Bellona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Yatesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Angus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Penn Yan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Italy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Dresden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Keuka Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Barrington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington

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

Cemeteries Near Roseland Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roseland Park.

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 Roseland Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Ave. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Canandaigua.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66787 <2>
  • Remington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Reed's Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Benhan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (446 more) ...
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hunn Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Canandaigua
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
    • Canandaigua has also been known as:
    • Canadaigua
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
  • Reed Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
  • Ennerdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
  • Hopewell Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
  • Cheshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheshire is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Shortsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Padelford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Padelford is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
  • Centerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rushville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gorham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Seneca Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Orleans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orleans is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Manchester Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manchester Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center

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

Newspapers Published in Roseland Park ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roseland Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roseland Park, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roseland Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Roseland Park:

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 Roseland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Roseland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.