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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 Wyoming (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 Wyoming. 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 northeast 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wyoming 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 Wyoming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyoming:

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

Cemeteries Near Wyoming ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyoming.

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

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

  • Wyoming Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carlton Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lagrange Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakta Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Transit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Middlebury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vernal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Nash Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nash Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wyoming had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wyoming had a population of 415 people.

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

  • Saltvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
    • Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
  • La Grange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
  • Covington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pavilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (5 miles [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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Linden
    • From Wyoming to Linden
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Perry Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria
    (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Peoria
    • From Wyoming to Peoria
  • Pavilion Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oatka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatka
    • Oatka is located in Wyoming County
  • Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Genesee County
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    • West Bethany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bethany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Perry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wyoming ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyoming.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wyoming. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wyoming and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wyoming.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Wyoming.

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 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 Wyoming:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyoming. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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 Wyoming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyoming) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyoming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8281, Longitude: -78.0881    









 

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