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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 Wayne (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 Wayne. 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.

Wayne is primarily located in Schuyler County. A portion of Wayne extends into Steuben 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 Schuyler County: Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins & Yates.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Wayne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayne.

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

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

  • McDowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gobel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gobel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gobel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyrone Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyrone Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyrone Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Altay Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altay Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altay Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shuart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Depew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Depew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacobus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barrington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wayne had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keuka
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Keuka is located in Steuben County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keuka
    • From Wayne to Keuka
  • Crystal Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
    • Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
  • Grove Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
    • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Urbana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Weston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Schuyler County
  • Catawba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Steuben County
  • Tyrone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
  • Altay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altay
    • Altay is located in Schuyler County
  • Pulteney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulteney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulteney
    • Pulteney is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulteney <2>
  • South Pulteney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pulteney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
  • North Urbana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Urbana
    • North Urbana is located in Steuben County
  • Barrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Crosby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Yates County
    • Bradford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Reading
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Wayne ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayne, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayne.

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 helpful 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 Wayne:

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

The official website for Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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>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 Wayne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4706, Longitude: -77.1054    









 

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