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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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...

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 Corners: Wrights Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Wrights Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wrights Corners may originally have been Wright's Corners.

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

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 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.

Wrights Corners is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Wrights Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corners, with the one closest to Wrights Corners listed first.
    • Ridgewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corwin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Warrens Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Newfane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Coomer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Gasport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hartland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • North Hartland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • South Lockport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Hess Road
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hess Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
      • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
    • Raymond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corners, with the one closest to Wrights Corners listed first.
    • Wolcottsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Swormville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Clarence Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <2>
    • Getzville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Akron Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Akron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
    • Amherst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Tonawanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
    • Looneyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Grandyle Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
    • Kenmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corners, with the one closest to Wrights Corners listed first.
    • Alabama
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Amherst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Corfu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Oakfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
    • Elba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
    • Bushville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Sawens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Griswold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Corners, with the one closest to Wrights Corners listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lyndonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • West Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Kuckville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
    • Kent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
    • Brockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Manning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Hulberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
  • Wyoming County
    • Folsomdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County

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

Newspapers Published in Wrights Corners ...

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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights Corners, 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 Wrights Corners.

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 helpful 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 Corners:

Cemeteries Near Wrights Corners ...

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

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

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

  • Wright's Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright's Corners Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Price Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Spring Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Corwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (294 more) ...
    • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • Pomeroy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomeroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomeroy Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wrights Corners had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Warrens Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Hickory Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Newfane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orangeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeport
    • Orangeport is located in Niagara County
  • Coomer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
  • East Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilson
    • East Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
  • Gasport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • North Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • McNalls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNalls
    • McNalls is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Reynales Basin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynales Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
    • Hess Road
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hess Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
      • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
    • South Wilson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilson
      • South Wilson is located in Niagara County

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

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wrights Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2224, Longitude: -78.6769    
<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 Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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