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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 Walworth Station (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 Walworth Station. 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 Walworth Station ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Walworth Station: Walworth Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Walworth Station is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Walworth Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walworth Station, with the one closest to Walworth Station listed first.
    • Marquart Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Huddle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Yellow Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Palmyra
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Macedon Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Walworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Palmyra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Fairville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Mud Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fruitland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Cayuga County
    • Cayuga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walworth Station, with the one closest to Walworth Station listed first.
    • Lima
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Avon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Livonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walworth Station, with the one closest to Walworth Station listed first.
    • Fairport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Penfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Pittsford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Ford Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • German Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • Irondequoit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walworth Station, with the one closest to Walworth Station listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Victor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canandaigua
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Hopewell Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Phelps
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holcomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Melvin Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walworth Station, with the one closest to Walworth Station listed first.
    • Border City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Tyre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walworth Station, with the one closest to Walworth Station listed first.
    • Rushville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Bellona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Angus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Yatesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville

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

Cemeteries Near Walworth Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walworth Station.

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 Walworth Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Langdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Swift Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedon Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Macedon Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Palmyra.
    • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762731 <2>
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Farmington Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (382 more) ...
    • Finley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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, Walworth Station had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Macedon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedon Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Walworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Palmyra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Walworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
  • Port Gibson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • East Penfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Penfield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ontario Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Walworth Station ...

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 258 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walworth Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walworth Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walworth Station.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Walworth Station:

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 Walworth Station, 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 from Point A (ie- Walworth Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.