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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 Wadsworth (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 Wadsworth. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Wadsworth is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Wadsworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • York
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Craigs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Leicester
      (3 miles [4.8 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>
    • Cuylerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Geneseo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Tavern
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
    • Inverness
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Mount Morris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Sleggs Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Caledonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Swain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Wiscoy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • Canaseraga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Garwoods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Fillmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hume
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Houghton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Alden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Crittenden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavilion Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Limerock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Le Roy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Stafford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Morganville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • East Alexander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • West Bethany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • Brookville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • South Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Mumford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Belcoda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
    • Garbutt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • West Rush
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • North Rush
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Scottsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Riga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Honeoye Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manns Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Moran Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Rush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Richmond Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Canadice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Bloomfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • East Bloomfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gulick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Holcomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bristol Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Centerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • South Barre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Clarendon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Holley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • West Barre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Wayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohocton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wadsworth, with the one closest to Wadsworth listed first.
    • Peoria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Perry Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Wyoming
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Warsaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Silver Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Castile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Yates County
    • Vine Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Wadsworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wadsworth.

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

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

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

  • Greigsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Taunton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Leicester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • York Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Nash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Job Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lagrange Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...
    • Temple Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Morris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Cemetery is located in Mount Morris.
      • The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319862 <2>

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wadsworth had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Greigsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greigsville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
  • Retsof
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piffard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leicester
    (3 miles [4.8 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>
  • Cuylerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
  • Craigs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • York is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Peoria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Geneseo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Fowlerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • La Grange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mount Morris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shaker Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
    • Covington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

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

Newspapers Published in Wadsworth ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wadsworth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wadsworth, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wadsworth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wadsworth:

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>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.
<3>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 Wadsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wadsworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.