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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 Varsity Village (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 Varsity Village. 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 Varsity Village ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Varsity Village: Varsity Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southwest 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 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.

Varsity Village is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Varsity Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Varsity Village, with the one closest to Varsity Village listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Colonial Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
    • Niagara Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Model City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
      • Model City is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <2>
    • Black Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
    • Dickersonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
      • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
    • Youngstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <2>
    • Porter Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
      • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Ransomville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove
      • Harrison Grove is located in Niagara County
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurlitzer Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurlitzer Park Village
      • Wurlitzer Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Hoffman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Varsity Village, with the one closest to Varsity Village listed first.
    • Grandyle Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
    • Tonawanda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
    • Kenmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Getzville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swormville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
    • Wolcottsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Cheektowaga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Sloan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Genesee County
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
  • Orleans County
    • Jeddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County

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

Newspapers Published in Varsity Village ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Varsity Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Varsity Village, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Varsity Village.

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 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 Varsity Village:

Cemeteries Near Varsity Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Varsity Village.

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

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

  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Lewiston Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewiston Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewiston Village Cemetery
  • Stamford Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. David's United Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...
    • Drummond Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Drummond Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Drummondville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Hill Cemetery
    • Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • River Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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>

While we didn't find Varsity Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Varsity Village.

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

  • Lewiston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Niagara Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • La Salle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
    • La Salle is located in Niagara County
  • Bergholtz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergholtz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
    • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
  • Sanborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Sanborn is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>
  • Pekin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Niagara County
  • Youngstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <2>
  • Saint Johnsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
    • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
  • Ransomville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
  • Tonawanda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Tonawanda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Martinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
    • Hoffman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • Beach Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
      • Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County

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

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Varsity Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Varsity Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1392, Longitude: -79.0367       In this case, the coordinates for Varsity Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Varsity Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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