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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 Lockport (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 Lockport. 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 Lockport ...

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 occur.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Lockport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Lockport.

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 Lockport is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of South Lockport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
    • Lockport
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lockport Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Raymond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Rapids
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Pendleton Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Wrights Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Warrens Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Dysinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Gasport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corwin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Ridgewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coomer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
    • Swormville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Wolcottsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Getzville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clarence Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Akron Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Akron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tonawanda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowmansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
    • Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Alabama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Basom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Wheatville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Corfu
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Oakfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Sawens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Bushville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Griswold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Lakewood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Medina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lyndonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
    • West Barre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Kenyonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Gaines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Albion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kuckville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • South Barre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Attica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners

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

Cemeteries Near South Lockport ...

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

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

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

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

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>

While we didn't find South Lockport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Lockport.

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

  • Lockport
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lockport Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
  • Raymond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Hickory Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Pendleton Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
  • Pendleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Millersport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Millersport is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
  • Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mapleton is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Warrens Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
  • Wrights Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Wendelville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wendelville is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dysinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • McNalls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • McNalls is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNalls
    • Gasport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in South Lockport ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lockport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Lockport, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Lockport.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lockport:

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 Lockport, 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 Lockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.