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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 South Avon (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 South Avon. 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 South Avon ...

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 South Avon: S. Avon

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 southeast 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 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.

South Avon 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 South Avon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Avon:

  • Livingston County     (The home county of South Avon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Avon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Sleggs Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Livonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneseo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Cuylerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Craigs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Lima
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Caledonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Foots Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Leicester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Canaseraga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Swain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Wiscoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Limerock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Pavilion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Le Roy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Fort Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Bergen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jericon Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Morganville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • South Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Linden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • East Alexander
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • West Bethany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • West Rush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Mumford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garbutt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • North Rush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Scottsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manns Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Moran Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Rush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcoda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
    • Severance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • West Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
    • Clifton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Richmond Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • North Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Canadice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • East Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bristol Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Victor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Gulick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Clarendon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Barre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Hulberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Wayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohocton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Macedon Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Macedon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Huddle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Marquart Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Perry Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Wyoming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Castile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Silver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hardys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Avon, with the one closest to South Avon listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Rushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Potter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter

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

Cemeteries Near South Avon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Avon.

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 South Avon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • South Avon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Littleville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Scottish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bronson Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Inverness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Avon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Temple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (444 more) ...

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 South Avon had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ashantee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ashantee is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashantee
  • Lakeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conesus Lake Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Conesus Lake Junction is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesus Lake Junction
  • Avon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Piffard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Lima
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lima
  • East Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Avon
  • Fowlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Retsof
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Geneseo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Livonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • York
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • York is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greigsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Greigsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
    • Wadsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wadsworth is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Cuylerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville

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

Newspapers Published in South Avon ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Avon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Avon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Avon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 South Avon:

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 South Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Avon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.