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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 Wayneport (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 Wayneport. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wayneport 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 Wayneport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wayneport:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Wayneport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Macedon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Macedon Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Yellow Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Huddle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marquart Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Palmyra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Walworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Ontario
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Limerock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Bergen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Lima
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Foots Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Inverness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Geneseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • East Groveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Fairport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ford Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Glen Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • German Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Victor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shortsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • East Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
    • Centerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Clifton Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • North Bloomfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Border City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayneport, with the one closest to Wayneport listed first.
    • Rushville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Yatesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Angus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus

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

Cemeteries Near Wayneport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayneport.

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

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South Perinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Macedon Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedon Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Farmington Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (384 more) ...
    • Perinton Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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>

While we didn't find Wayneport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wayneport.

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

  • Egypt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Macedon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Macedon Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Walworth Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
  • East Penfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Penfield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Penfield
  • Fairport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Walworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Walworth is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
  • Bushnell Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bushnell Basin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Basin
  • Fishers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Walworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Rochester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Mertensia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mertensia is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia

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

Newspapers Published in Wayneport ...

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 282 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayneport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayneport, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayneport.

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 Wayneport:

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 Wayneport, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayneport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.