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 Sodus Center (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 Sodus Center. 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 Sodus Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sodus Center: Sodus Ctr. (or less commonly used: Sodus Cen., Sodus Cent. or Sodus Cntr.)
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.
Sodus Center is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Sodus Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sodus Center:
- Wayne County (The home county of Sodus Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Sodus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Sodus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Wayne Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Sodus Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- North Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pultneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mud Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Fair Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victory
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- North Victory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
- Cato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sterling Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Ira
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- North Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- Port Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
- Meridian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weedsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Throop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Penfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Pittsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- German Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Glen Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Irondequoit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ford Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Ontario Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Lysander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lysander is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Port Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Clifton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Phelps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Junius
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Junius is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
- Melvin Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
- Shortsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Seneca Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Hannibal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Southwest Oswego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Furniss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Bowens Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
- Oswego Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Granby Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Minetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Tyre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Border City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seneca Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Kuneytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Yates County
- Bellona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sodus Center, see our County-by-County Page for Sodus Center.
Cemeteries Near Sodus Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sodus Center.
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 Sodus Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sodus Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Espenschied Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kitchen Burial Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Mill Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sodus Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zurich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Sodus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- York Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Glerum Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centenary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sodus Center had a population of 305 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sodus Center, with the one closest to Sodus Center listed first.
- Wallington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wallington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sodus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Zurich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zurich is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- South Sodus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Sodus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
- Wayne Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
- Sodus Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- North Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lummisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lummisville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
- East Williamson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Williamson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williamson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Huron is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sodus Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sodus Center.
Newspapers Published in Sodus Center ...
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 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sodus Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sodus Center, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sodus Center.
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 either 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 Sodus Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Monroe County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Oswego County
- Seneca 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 Sodus Center, 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' (or 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- Sodus Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |