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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 Varysburg (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 Varysburg. 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 doctors 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.

Varysburg is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Varysburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Varysburg.

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

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

  • Varysburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varysburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varysburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnsonburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsonburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humphrey's Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey's Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey's Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orangeville Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeville Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeville Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Attica Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Attica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Attica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Persons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Persons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Persons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New St. Cecilia's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Cecilia's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Cecilia's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Caecilias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Caecilias Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Caecilias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Frink's Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frink's Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frink's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Silver Maple Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Maple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Java Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Java Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Java Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Varysburg had a population of 419 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Johnsonburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sierks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierks
    • Sierks is located in Wyoming County
  • Sheldon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Wyoming County
  • North Java
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bennington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Wyoming County
  • Strykersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strykersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strykersville
    • Strykersville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strykersville <1>
  • Wethersfield Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wethersfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield Springs
    • Wethersfield Springs is located in Wyoming County
  • Attica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Java Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Java Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Folsomdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Darien
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Genesee County
    • Griswold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griswold
      • From Varysburg to Griswold
    • Hermitage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Wyoming County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Varysburg ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Varysburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Varysburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Varysburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Varysburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> of Varysburg.

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 Varysburg:

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Varysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Varysburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Varysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7621, Longitude: -78.3133    









 

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