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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 Lima (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 Lima. 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 Lima ...

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 Lima: S. Lima

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of South Lima)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Livonia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lima
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Sleggs Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Avon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Foots Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Maple Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • East Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Geneseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Cuylerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Caledonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima 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
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Limerock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Pavilion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Le Roy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Bergen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jericon Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Morganville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • South Byron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Linden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • East Alexander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • West Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Moran Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Honeoye Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Rush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Manns Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • 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
    • Ford Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Scottsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
    • Garbutt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Severance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • Mendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Richmond Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • North Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Canadice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • East Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Holcomb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bristol Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Centerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Victor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
  • Orleans County
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Wayland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohocton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Haskinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Prattsburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Macedon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Macedon Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Yellow Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huddle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marquart Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Walworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Fruitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Peoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Perry Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Castile
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warsaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Koy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lima, with the one closest to South Lima listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Rushville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Italy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Potter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Yatesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville

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

Cemeteries Near South Lima ...

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

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 Lima - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bronson Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Avon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (450 more) ...
    • Chet Dalton Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Avon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Lima had a population of 55 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lakeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Conesus Lake Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Conesus Lake Junction is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesus Lake Junction
  • Livonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Avon
  • Lima
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • South Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Avon
  • South Livonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Livonia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livonia
  • Richmond Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Ashantee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashantee is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashantee
  • West Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Honeoye Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland

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

Newspapers Published in South Lima ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lima.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 South Lima:

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 Lima, 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 from Point A (ie- South Lima) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.