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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 York Center (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 York Center. 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 York Center ...

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 York Center: York Ctr. (or less commonly used: York Cen., York Cent. or York Cntr.)

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

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 doctors and 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.

York Center is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of York Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • York
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • York is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Inverness
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Craigs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Geneseo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Cuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Caledonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leicester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
    • Pine Tavern
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
    • Sleggs Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • Livonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Morris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Groveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • Swain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Wiscoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • Canaseraga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Garwoods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Fillmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hume
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • Limerock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
    • Pavilion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pavilion Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
    • Le Roy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Stafford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Morganville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Linden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Bergen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jericon Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
    • South Byron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • East Alexander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • West Bethany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • Mumford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Belcoda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
    • Garbutt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
    • Scottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Clifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • North Rush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Riga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Manns Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • Moran Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Rush
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Severance
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • Honeoye Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • North Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Richmond Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • West Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • West Canadice Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Canadice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • East Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • Holcomb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bristol Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Victor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gulick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Centerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • South Barre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Clarendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • West Barre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Hulberton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Murray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Brockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • Wayland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Center, with the one closest to York Center listed first.
    • Peoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Covington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Perry Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Warsaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Castile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hardys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
  • Yates County
    • Vine Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

Cemeteries Near York Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York Center.

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 York Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • York Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Job Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greigsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Scottish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Inverness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Nash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taunton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Avon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Littleville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (423 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.<2>

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

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

  • York
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • York is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Craigs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Retsof
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fowlerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Greigsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greigsville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
  • Wadsworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wadsworth is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Piffard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Linwood is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Peoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Geneseo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Avon
  • Ashantee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ashantee is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashantee
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
    • Avon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Avon is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
    • Leicester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>

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

Newspapers Published in York Center ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around York Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of York Center, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for York Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 York Center:

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>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 York Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- York Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.