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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 Wrights Corner (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 Wrights Corner. 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 Wrights Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wrights Corner: Wrights Cor. (or less commonly used: Wrights Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Wrights Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wrights Corner may originally have been Wright's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wrights Corner might be written as Wright Corner.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Wrights Corner is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.

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

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Wrights Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Attica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Perry Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Perry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Newburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Varysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Wiscoy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiscoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Hume
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Swain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <2>
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Houghton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Garwoods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
  • Cattaraugus County
    • Yorkshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Alden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Crittenden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <2>
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alden Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Akron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Akron Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Porterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Erie County
    • Looneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Looneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Town Line
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Town Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line
      • Town Line is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Line <2>
    • Dutchtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Billington Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
    • East Aurora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
      • East Aurora is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <2>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Pavilion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pavilion Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • West Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Brookville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
    • East Alexander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
    • Stafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Alexander
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Morganville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Le Roy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Batavia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Craigs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Livingston County
    • Inverness
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
    • Leicester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
    • Cuylerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneseo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <2>
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Sleggs Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
    • East Groveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
    • Nunda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <2>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Mumford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcoda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Riga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Garbutt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Churchville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • West Rush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
    • North Rush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Severance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
    • Sweden Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
    • North Chili
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
      • North Chili is located in Monroe County
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • Dysinger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Middleport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Richmond Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • West Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • West Canadice Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corner, with the one closest to Wrights Corner listed first.
    • South Barre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Barre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
    • West Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Clarendon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Holley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
    • Albion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Hulberton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Murray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Wrights Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights Corner.

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 Wrights Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wyoming Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Transit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Middlebury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Middlebury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Middlebury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlton Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pavilion.
  • Oakta Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakta Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakta Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vernal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lagrange Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagrange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pavilion Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pavilion Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pavilion Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Wyoming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Linden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Genesee County
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Covington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Wyoming County
  • Pavilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saltvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
    • Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
  • Pavilion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
  • East Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethany
    • East Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethany <2>
  • West Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
  • La Grange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
  • Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Genesee County
  • East Alexander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Linwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Livingston County

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

Newspapers Published in Wrights Corner ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrights Corner.

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 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 Wrights Corner:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Wrights Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wrights Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8587, Longitude: -78.1039       In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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