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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 Unionville (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 Unionville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Ontario County     (The home county of Unionville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Phelps
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Melvin Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • West Junius
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Dobbins Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Clifton Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Seneca Castle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Port Gibson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shortsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Union Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Port Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Aurora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Throop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Scipioville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
    • Willets
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Willets is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Weedsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sherwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Black Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Livingston County
    • Lima
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Fairport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • East Rochester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brighton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Henrietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Moran Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Glen Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Ridgeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Jordan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Mottville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Skaneateles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Border City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Kuneytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Romulus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ovid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Interlaken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Former names for Interlaken:
      • Farmer Village
      • Farmer
      • Farmerville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
    • Kidders
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mud Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fairville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • East Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Clyde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yellow Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • South Sodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • 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
    • Marquart Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Macedon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Bellona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Angus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Benton Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Rushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dresden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Yatesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Potter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Penn Yan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Vine Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Keuka Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Himrod
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Barrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington

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

Cemeteries Near Unionville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unionville.

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 Unionville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Joslyn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Westfall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Melvin Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Vandemark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (466 more) ...
    • Hoffman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Waters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Purchase Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Phelps
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Phelps Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Phelps Junction is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Junction
  • West Junius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
  • Orleans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orleans is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Clifton Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seneca Castle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Manchester Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Hopewell Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
  • Ennerdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marengo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Marengo is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Lyons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Port Gibson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Unionville ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unionville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unionville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unionville.

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 Unionville:

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