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 Wendelville (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 Wendelville. 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 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.
Wendelville is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Wendelville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wendelville:
- Niagara County (The home county of Wendelville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Pendleton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Hoffman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Wurlitzer Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- North Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Lockport Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- South Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
- Saint Johnsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bergholtz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Getzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swormville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Wolcottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tonawanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarence Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Kenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandyle Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
- Cheektowaga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferry Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Alabama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Basom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corfu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Wheatville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- North Pembroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Sawens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Griswold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Oakfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Bushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Alexander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Jeddo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lakewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Eagle Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Shadigee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- Kenyonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Folsomdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Harris Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wendelville, see our County-by-County Page for Wendelville.
Cemeteries Near Wendelville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wendelville.
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 Wendelville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wendelville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bear Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martin's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Skinnersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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, Wendelville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wendelville, with the one closest to Wendelville listed first.
- Pendleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Pendleton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Beach Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
- Hoffman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Getzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mapleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Millersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millersport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
- Swormville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- North Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- East Amherst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Amherst is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amherst
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Tonawanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wendelville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wendelville.
Newspapers Published in Wendelville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wendelville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wendelville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wendelville.
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 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 Wendelville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Niagara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Wendelville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wendelville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |