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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 Wheatland Center (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 Wheatland Center. 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 Wheatland Center ...

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 Wheatland Center: Wheatland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wheatland Cen., Wheatland Cent. or Wheatland Cntr.)

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.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Wheatland Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • Garbutt
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Belcoda
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
    • Mumford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Clifton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • North Rush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Severance
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • Riga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • West Rush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Manns Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Brookdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Churchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • Limerock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Fort Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Bergen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Le Roy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jericon Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • Pavilion Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Morganville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • South Byron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Stafford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pavilion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Batavia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Alexander
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Inverness
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Craigs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Lima
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • Geneseo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sleggs Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Livonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuylerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Leicester
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • East Groveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • West Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Richmond Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Victor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • East Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Canadice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Bristol Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • Clarendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • South Barre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Hulberton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Murray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Brockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Barre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Gaines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • Macedon Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Macedon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Huddle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Yellow Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Fruitland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Marquart Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Walworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland Center, with the one closest to Wheatland Center listed first.
    • Peoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Wyoming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Attica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warsaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Silver Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Castile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Wheatland Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheatland Center.

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 Wheatland Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Garbutt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mumford Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Caledonia Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Columbus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oatka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chili Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...
    • Riga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Main Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Scottish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Garbutt
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
  • Mumford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Beulah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Beulah is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Limerock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
  • North Rush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
  • Severance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Severance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Riga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
  • West Rush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
  • Fowlerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Churchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whites
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whites is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Brookdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale

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

Newspapers Published in Wheatland Center ...

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 269 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheatland Center, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheatland Center.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Wheatland Center:

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 Wheatland Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wheatland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.