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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 Whispering Woods (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 Whispering Woods. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Whispering Woods is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Whispering Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Woods, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
    • Williamson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pultneyville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove Village Park
      • Orchard Grove Village Park is located in Wayne County
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <1>
    • Walworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
    • Huddle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Marquart Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Fairville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • East Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Macedon Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Woods, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Victory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Victory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Sterling Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
    • North Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
  • Livingston County
    • Lima
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Woods, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
    • Webster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <1>
    • Fairport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Penfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <1>
    • East Rochester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • German Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • Glen Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
    • Pittsford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
    • Irondequoit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Monroe County
    • Windsor Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Beach
      • Windsor Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Woods, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clifton Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
      • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <1>
    • Shortsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Phelps
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • Victor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Hopewell Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Melvin Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
    • West Junius
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Junius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Canandaigua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <1>
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whispering Woods, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
    • Border City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Whispering Woods ...

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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whispering Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whispering Woods, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whispering Woods.

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 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 Whispering Woods:

Cemeteries Near Whispering Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whispering Woods.

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 Whispering Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ridge Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Hall Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Center Cemetery
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
  • Furnaceville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ontario Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Upper Corners Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
  • Joy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Finley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • Sodus Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodus Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodus Rural Cemetery
    • Old Mill Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mill Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mill Street Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Williamson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Williamson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williamson
    • East Williamson is located in Wayne County
  • Pultneyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Furnaceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
    • Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
  • Ontario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Joy is located in Wayne County
  • Ontario Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Center
    • Ontario Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario Center <1>
  • Sodus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <1>
  • Walworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeside is located in Wayne County
  • Fruitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Sodus Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
      • Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
    • Union Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <1>

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

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whispering Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whispering Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2289, Longitude: -77.1975       In this case, the coordinates for Whispering Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Whispering Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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