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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 Willow Creek Estates (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 Willow Creek Estates. 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 Willow Creek Estates ...

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 Willow Creek Estates: Willow Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Willow Ck. Ests. or Willow Cr. Ests.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow Creek Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Creek Estates.

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 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 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.

Willow Creek Estates is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Willow Creek Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Marquart Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Macedon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Palmyra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Newark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Macedon Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Huddle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Walworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mud Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fairville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Union Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Port Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Lima
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Livonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Foots Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Sleggs Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Fairport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Penfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ford Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Pittsford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Glen Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Henrietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Honeoye Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Manchester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clifton Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Canandaigua
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
    • Phelps
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Melvin Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Seneca Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Holcomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Border City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Waterloo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kuneytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Canoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Romulus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Varick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.
    • Rushville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vine Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Bellona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Potter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Angus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Yatesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Penn Yan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Keuka Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Willow Creek Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Creek Estates.

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 Willow Creek Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.

  • Coopers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's RC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Palmyra.
    • The St. Anne's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762731 <2>
  • Swift Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Gibson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Langdon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Theophilus Short Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (402 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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Creek Estates, with the one closest to Willow Creek Estates listed first.

  • Palmyra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Port Gibson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shortsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manchester Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Walworth Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
  • Macedon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Palmyra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Clifton Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Macedon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Padelford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Padelford is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
    • Mertensia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mertensia is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
    • Walworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Willow Creek Estates ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Creek Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Creek Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Creek Estates.

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 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 Willow Creek Estates:

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 Willow Creek Estates, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.