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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 Texaco Town (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 Texaco Town. 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 doctors and 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.

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

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

  • Genesee County     (The home county of Texaco Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Pavilion Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Pavilion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Linden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Morganville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Le Roy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Alexander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • West Bethany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • Brookville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Fort Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Limerock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Batavia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Wiscoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • Fillmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hume
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Alden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Crittenden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Akron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Alden Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Williston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Akron Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Town Line
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Looneyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Porterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Porterville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Dutchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Billington Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
    • Clarence Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Craigs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Inverness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Caledonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leicester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
    • Pine Tavern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
    • Cuylerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Geneseo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Sleggs Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • East Groveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Mumford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcoda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
    • Riga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Garbutt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Churchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Scottsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Rush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • West Rush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Sweden Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • North Chili
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
    • Severance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Middleport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dysinger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Richmond Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • West Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Canadice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • South Barre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Clarendon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Barre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Manning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Holley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hulberton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Brockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Eagle Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Murray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Lakewood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Gaines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Texaco Town, with the one closest to Texaco Town listed first.
    • Covington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Wyoming
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Attica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Newburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Varysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg

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

Cemeteries Near Texaco Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Texaco Town.

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 Texaco Town - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Transit Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oakta Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pavilion Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • East Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pavilion.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jug City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Middlebury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (424 more) ...

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 Texaco Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Texaco Town.

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

  • Pavilion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pavilion Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
  • Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • East Bethany
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Linden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Stafford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Le Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morganville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • East Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Bethany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • La Grange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria

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

Newspapers Published in Texaco Town ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Texaco Town.

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

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 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 Texaco Town:

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