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 Vincent (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 Vincent. 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 and 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.
Vincent 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 Vincent. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vincent:
- Ontario County (The home county of Vincent)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Centerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holcomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Cottage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- West Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Canadice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Victor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gulick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Genesee County
- Limerock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Springwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sleggs Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Maple Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- East Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Geneseo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kysorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- West Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Ford Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Rush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- West Rush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Fairport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pittsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- North Rush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- West Henrietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Schuyler County
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Border City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Cohocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Keuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haskinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Mitchellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Hammondsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Macedon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- Macedon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Marquart Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Huddle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Walworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Vine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Italy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Yatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Benton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Bellona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keuka Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Yan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Seneca Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vincent, see our County-by-County Page for Vincent.
Cemeteries Near Vincent ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vincent.
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 Vincent - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vincent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Codding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Case Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bristol Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Remington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vincent had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vincent, with the one closest to Vincent listed first.
- Bristol Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- South Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Centerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- East Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Allens Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allens Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Hill
- Honeoye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- Canandaigua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- Bristol Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
- Vine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Padelford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Padelford is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
- Mertensia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mertensia is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
- West Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vincent. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vincent.
Newspapers Published in Vincent ...
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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vincent.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vincent, 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 Vincent.
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 either 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 Vincent:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ontario County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates 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 Vincent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vincent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |