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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 Sonyea (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 Sonyea. 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 hospitals 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.

Sonyea is located in Livingston County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Sonyea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sonyea:

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Sonyea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Kysorville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
    • Groveland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Morris
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sparta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
    • Maple Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
    • Cuylerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Leicester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
    • Geneseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <1>
    • Foots Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Woodsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
    • Cumminsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
    • Nunda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Swain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Canaseraga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Garwoods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
    • Wiscoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiscoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Fillmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishopville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
    • Hume
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aristotle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Houghton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <1>
    • Almond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
    • Caneadea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oramel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oramel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Limerock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Le Roy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <1>
    • Fort Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • West Bethany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Brookville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
    • East Alexander
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Alexander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Mumford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moran Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Belcoda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Garbutt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Manns Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
    • North Rush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Rush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Scottsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • West Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
      • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
    • Ford Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • West Canadice Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • Gulick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • West Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • East Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <1>
    • Holcomb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <1>
    • Centerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Wayland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <1>
    • Atlanta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cohocton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haskinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
    • Stephens Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Jobs Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
    • North Hornell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Hornell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Avoca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Howard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
    • Prattsburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Perry Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Castile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
      • Castile is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <1>
    • Silver Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <1>
    • Covington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Gainesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Newburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Wyoming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Koy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Koy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Warsaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pike
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sonyea, with the one closest to Sonyea listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Italy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
      • Italy is located in Yates County
    • Rushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Sonyea ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sonyea.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sonyea, 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 Sonyea.

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 Sonyea:

Cemeteries Near Sonyea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sonyea.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Craig State School Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig State School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig State School Cemetery
  • Dutch Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Street Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Kysorville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kysorville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kysorville Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
  • Mt. Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Morris Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (405 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Byersville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byersville Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sonyea had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Tuscarora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Tuscarora is located in Livingston County
  • Shaker Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
    • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
  • Groveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Morris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Sparta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
    • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
  • Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Livingston County
  • East Groveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
  • Brooks Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Grove
    • Brooks Grove is located in Livingston County
  • Byersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • Cuylerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
  • Leicester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Leicester is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Former names for Leicester:
    • Leister
    • Moscow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
  • Conesus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesus
    • Conesus is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conesus <1>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Geneseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <1>
    • Nunda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
    • Websters Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sonyea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sonyea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sonyea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6790, Longitude: -77.8272       In this case, the coordinates for Sonyea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Sonyea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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