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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 Barre (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 Barre. 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 Barre ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Barre: S. Barre

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Barre is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

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

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

Cemeteries Near South Barre ...

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

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 South Barre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Barre Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barre Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barre Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Love Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplelawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplelawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Byron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Byron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Root Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Root Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Root Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glidden Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glidden Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glidden Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Annis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Barre Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Barre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Barre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Oakfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Oakfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Oakfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Barre had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Barre Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
  • Manning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elba
    • From South Barre to Elba
  • Clarendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Barre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elba
    • East Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
  • North Bergen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • North Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Holley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Oakfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in South Barre ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Barre.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Barre, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Barre.

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 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 South Barre:

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Barre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Barre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1519, Longitude: -78.1500       In this case, the coordinates for South Barre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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