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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 Scottsburg (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 Scottsburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Scottsburg is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Scottsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Groveland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Sparta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
    • Websters Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Kysorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
    • Foots Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • East Groveland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Springwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cumminsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Woodsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
    • Dansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Canaseraga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Swain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Garwoods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Bishopville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
    • Wiscoy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • Almond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hume
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
    • West Almond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • West Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
    • Aristotle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • Houghton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Limerock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Le Roy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Linden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Stafford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morganville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • West Bethany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • Brookville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • East Alexander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Honeoye Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Moran Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • West Rush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Manns Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Mumford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • North Rush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Rush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ford Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Garbutt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Scottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Belcoda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
    • Mendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • West Canadice Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Canadice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • Gulick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Richmond Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Naples
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • West Bloomfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Bristol Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • North Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Wayland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohocton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Haskinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Stephens Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
    • Jobs Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
    • North Hornell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Avoca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Howard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Prattsburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Perry Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Castile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • East Koy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Warsaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Italy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Potter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Rushville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Yatesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville

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

Cemeteries Near Scottsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsburg.

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 Scottsburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rau Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sparta Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kysorville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Sparta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reed's Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Erwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (423 more) ...
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Vernon 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 Scottsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scottsburg.

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

  • Groveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Sparta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
  • Websters Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Conesus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Groveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Sonyea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Byersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
  • Springwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • South Livonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Livonia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livonia
  • Tuscarora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tuscarora is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
  • Shaker Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Perkinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Scottsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsburg.

Newspapers Published in Scottsburg ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsburg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsburg.

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 Scottsburg:

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 Scottsburg, 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 from Point A (ie- Scottsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.