Our Genealogy Helper
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 Town Pump (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 Town Pump. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Town Pump is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Town Pump. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Town Pump:
- Monroe County (The home county of Town Pump)
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Adams Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spencerport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Chili
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- Sweden Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Parma Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
- Riga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- South Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- West Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Brockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Bergen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Fort Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Limerock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- South Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Craigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Lima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
- Geneseo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuylerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Victor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Village of Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Holcomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Holley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hulberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Brockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- South Barre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gaines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- West Barre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fruitland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Macedon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huddle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Ontario
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grove Village Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Town Pump, see our County-by-County Page for Town Pump.
Cemeteries Near Town Pump ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Town Pump.
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 Town Pump - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Town Pump covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colby Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Creekside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chili Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whittier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Sweden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bergen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckbee Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Town Pump in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Town Pump.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Town Pump, with the one closest to Town Pump listed first.
- Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chili
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Spencerport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Basin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bergen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- South Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
- West Greece
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Greece is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greece
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- North Bergen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Town Pump. See our List of 1890's Communities around Town Pump.
Newspapers Published in Town Pump ...
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 276 newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Pump.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Town Pump, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Town Pump.
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 Town Pump:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 Town Pump, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Town Pump) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |