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 Sweden (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 Sweden. 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 Sweden ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Sweden: W. Sweden
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Sweden. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Sweden.
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 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.
West Sweden 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 Sweden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Sweden:
- Monroe County (The home county of West Sweden)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Sweden Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Brockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Basin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Hinkleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
- North Chili
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Spencerport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crittenden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Jericon Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Fort Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Limerock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pavilion Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Craigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Geneseo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Cuylerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Pine Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Middleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millers is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- County Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Johnson Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Reynales Basin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Dysinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Gasport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Clarendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Hulberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- South Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Kendall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Gaines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Sweden, see our County-by-County Page for West Sweden.
Cemeteries Near West Sweden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Sweden.
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 Sweden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Sweden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- West Sweden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creamery Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Root Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Bergen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Brockport.
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65040 <2>
- Glidden Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Byron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Brigids Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 West Sweden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Sweden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Sweden, with the one closest to West Sweden listed first.
- North Bergen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Bergen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Bergen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Bergen is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bergen
- Holley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Stone Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Riga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Adams Basin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- South Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Sweden. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Sweden.
Newspapers Published in West Sweden ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sweden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Sweden, 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 West Sweden.
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 West Sweden:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Niagara County
- Ontario 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 West Sweden, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Sweden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |