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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 Stanley (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 Stanley. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Stanley is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Stanley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Flint
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Hall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gorham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Castle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Billsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Melvin Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
    • Geneva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Dobbins Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Cottage City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
    • Clifton Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
      • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <2>
    • Phelps
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
    • Aurora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Union Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
    • Black Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
    • Oakwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Poplar Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Scipioville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scipioville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
    • Sherwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Ledyard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
    • Atwaters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Lima
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <2>
    • Springwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Foots Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Livonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <2>
    • Websters Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Mendon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Fairport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <2>
    • Pittsford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moran Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Henrietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Wayne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hector
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Reading
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
    • Logan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
    • Searsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Burdett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <2>
    • Perry City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <2>
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Border City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Waterloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Romulus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Varick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Canoga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Ovid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>
    • Lodi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
    • Interlaken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kidders
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Prattsburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
    • Urbana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
    • Atlanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammondsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mitchellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
      • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
    • Cohocton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • Trumansburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Newark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Mud Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Palmyra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Yellow Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Marquart Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Macedon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <2>
    • Fairville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Clyde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Macedon Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Huddle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Bellona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <2>
    • Benton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Rushville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Angus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Yatesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
    • Potter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Yates County
    • Penn Yan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Dresden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vine Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Keuka Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Himrod
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stanley ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stanley. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stanley and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stanley.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Stanley.

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 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 Stanley:

Cemeteries Near Stanley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanley.

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

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

  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
  • Gorham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorham Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Little Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Church Cemetery
  • New #9 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New #9 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New #9 Cemetery
  • Number 9 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Number 9 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 9 Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Pickett's Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett's Corners Cemetery
  • Barden / Page Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barden / Page Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barden / Page Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535148 <5>
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (479 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Shuman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellona Cemetery (New)
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stanley had a population of 405 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Gorham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Ontario County
  • Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca Castle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ennerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
    • Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
  • Voak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
    • Voak is located in Yates County
  • Bellona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
    • Bellona is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <2>
  • Billsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
  • Reed Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
    • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
  • Orleans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Ontario County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rushville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
    • Benton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Yates County

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

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Stanley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8251, Longitude: -77.0958       In this case, the coordinates for Stanley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Stanley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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