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 Wheeler (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 Wheeler. 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 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.
Wheeler is located in Steuben 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 Steuben County: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Potter (PA) & Tioga (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Wheeler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheeler:
- Steuben County (The home county of Wheeler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Mitchellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hammondsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prattsburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- South Pulteney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cohocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bishopville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Canaseraga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Garwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Alfred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Swain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- West Almond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chemung County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Post Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Millport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Springwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumminsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Websters Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- West Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Foots Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Maple Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- East Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Gulick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Canadice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- West Canadice Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Cottage City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Gorham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Richmond Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Reading Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hector
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Watkins Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Wedgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Burdett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Montour Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Italy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Keuka Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Potter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Yatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Vine Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Glenora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Penn Yan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Himrod
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Elkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheeler, see our County-by-County Page for Wheeler.
Cemeteries Near Wheeler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheeler.
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 Wheeler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheeler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheeler Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Town Cemetery
- The Avoca Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Town Line Cemetery
- Old Avoca Cemetery
- Old Avoca Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187907 <2>
- Old Cemetery of Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Free Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bath National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bath.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109387 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Old County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Depew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Wheeler had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Marshalls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshalls is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
- Dineharts
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dineharts is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dineharts
- Mitchellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kanona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rheims
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rheims is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheims
- Hammondsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- North Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Urbana
- South Pulteney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheeler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheeler.
Newspapers Published in Wheeler ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheeler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheeler, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheeler.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wheeler:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Yates County
- Tioga 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 Wheeler, 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- Wheeler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |