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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 West Bloomfield (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 West Bloomfield. 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 West Bloomfield ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Bloomfield: W. Bloomfield

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

West Bloomfield is located in Ontario 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 Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.

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

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

Cemeteries Near West Bloomfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bloomfield.

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

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millers Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Bloomfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dennison Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allens Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allens Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allens Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dibble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dibble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tomlinson's Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (436 more) ...

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 West Bloomfield had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • North Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lima
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Allens Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Hill
    • Allens Hill is located in Ontario County
  • Honeoye Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Bloomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
  • Mendon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
    • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
  • Mendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Lima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lima
    • South Lima is located in Livingston County
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Livonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeoye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeoye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
    • Honeoye is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Vincent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Ontario County
    • South Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
      • South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Victor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>

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

Newspapers Published in West Bloomfield ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bloomfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bloomfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Bloomfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 West Bloomfield:

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 West Bloomfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bloomfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Bloomfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9058, Longitude: -77.5390    









 

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