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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 West Greece (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 Greece. 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 Greece ...

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 occur.

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

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 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.

West Greece is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of West Greece)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • Parma Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
    • North Greece
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
    • South Greece
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Greece is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
    • Greece
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spencerport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinkleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Hilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Adams Basin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Otis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Charlotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Ontario Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
    • North Chili
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • Bergen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericon Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Fort Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Limerock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • South Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Le Roy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Stafford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Pavilion Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Batavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Lima
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Inverness
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Craigs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Livonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Geneseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Victor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Centerfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • Holley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Kendall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hulberton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Brockville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Manning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Kent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • South Barre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Albion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gaines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Eagle Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Fruitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Lakeside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Macedon Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Ontario
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Huddle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Walworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Macedon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquart Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Yellow Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Greece, with the one closest to West Greece listed first.
    • Peoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

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

Cemeteries Near West Greece ...

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

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 West Greece - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hoosic Hill Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Parma Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Castle Family Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Parma Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elmgrove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Whittier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (281 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Greece had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Greece
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Greece is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greece
  • North Greece
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Greece is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
  • Spencerport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greece
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Parma Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parma Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Center
  • Adams Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coldwater is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Mount Read
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
  • Otis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garland is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • North Chili
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Chili is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
  • Lincoln Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Charlotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Ontario Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ontario Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Beach
    • Maplewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood

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

Newspapers Published in West Greece ...

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 298 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Greece.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Greece, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Greece.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Greece:

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>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 Greece, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- West Greece) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.