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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 Stone Church Corner (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 Stone Church Corner. 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 Stone Church Corner ...

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 Stone Church Corner: Stone Church Cor. (or less commonly used: Stone Church Crn.)

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 northwest 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 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.

Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Cayuga, Ontario, Schuyler, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates.

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

  • Seneca County     (The home county of Stone Church Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tyre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Border City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Canoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Romulus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • East Varick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ovid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kidders
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Union Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Byron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Throop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
    • Sennett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Weedsport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Scipioville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
  • Monroe County
    • Fairport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Elbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mottville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Halfway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mandana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Jacks Reef
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Memphis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcellus Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
    • Marcellus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lysander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • West Junius
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Dobbins Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Geneva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Melvin Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Billsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Seneca Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Flint
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Gibson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Fairdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Schuyler County
    • Searsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Trumansburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • North Lansing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Clyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Newark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Wayne Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Fairville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • South Sodus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • East Palmyra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Wolcott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Furnace Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church Corner, with the one closest to Stone Church Corner listed first.
    • Angus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Bellona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Dresden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Penn Yan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Yatesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Himrod
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Keuka Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vine Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Stone Church Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Church Corner.

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 Stone Church Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bowdish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Southwick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stark Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (467 more) ...
    • Springbrook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Traver Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tyre City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Stone Church Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stone Church Corner.

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

  • Waterloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tyre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
  • West Junius
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
  • Marengo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marengo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Seneca Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Phelps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lock Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
  • Canoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
  • Montezuma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Savannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • MacDougall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • MacDougall is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDougall

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

Newspapers Published in Stone Church Corner ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Church Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Church Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Church Corner.

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 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 Stone Church Corner:

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 Stone Church Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Church Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.