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 Scottsville (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 Scottsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Scottsville is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Scottsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsville:
- Monroe County (The home county of Scottsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Garbutt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Severance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- North Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Manns Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- West Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Brookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Whites
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Belcoda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Limerock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Bergen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Jericon Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- South Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Pavilion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Inverness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Craigs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Livonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Geneseo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Cuylerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- East Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Victor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Village of Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Canadice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Centerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- West Canadice Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- South Barre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Hulberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Kendall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Macedon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Macedon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Huddle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Fruitland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Marquart Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ontario
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Castile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates County
- Vine Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsville, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsville.
Cemeteries Near Scottsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsville.
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 Scottsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oatka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garbutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chili Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- River View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Scottsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scottsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Garbutt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- North Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Severance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- West Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Whites
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Brookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Genesee Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scottsville ...
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 326 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scottsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scottsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scottsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Scottsville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Scottsville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates 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 Scottsville, 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- Scottsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |