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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 Stafford (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 Stafford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Stafford is located in Genesee 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 Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Stafford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stafford.

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

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

  • Stafford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morganville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morganville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morganville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jug City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jug City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jug City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fargo Road Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fargo Road Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fargo Road Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myrtle Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Langworthy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Machpelah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machpelah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machpelah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thwing Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thwing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thwing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grand View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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 Stafford had a population of 289 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Morganville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Bethany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethany
    • East Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethany <3>
  • Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Genesee County
  • Le Roy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • South Byron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pavilion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Batavia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elba
    • East Elba is located in Genesee County
  • West Bergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
    • West Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • East Alexander
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Stafford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stafford.

Newspapers Published in Stafford ...

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 Stafford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stafford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stafford.

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 Stafford:

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Stafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Stafford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stafford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9817, Longitude: -78.0735       In this case, the coordinates for Stafford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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