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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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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

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

York is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of York)
    • The following are listed by their distance from York, with the one closest to York listed first.
    • Huron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wayne Center
      • From York to Wayne Center
    • South Sodus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to South Sodus
      • From York to South Sodus
    • North Huron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Huron
      • From York to North Huron
    • Sodus Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolcott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Furnace Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <2>
    • Clyde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mud Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York, with the one closest to York listed first.
    • Victory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
    • Fair Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Victory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cato
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <2>
    • Sterling Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Weedsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
      • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <2>
    • Cayuga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
    • Throop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York, with the one closest to York listed first.
    • Webster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <2>
    • Fairport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Penfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Pittsford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • German Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • Glen Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Haven
      • From York to Glen Haven
  • Onondaga County
  • Ontario County
  • Oswego County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York, with the one closest to York listed first.
    • Tyre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyre
      • From York to Tyre
    • Waterloo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Border City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Canoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kuneytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Varick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Varick
      • From York to East Varick
  • Yates County
    • Bellona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near York ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York.

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

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

  • York Settlement Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Espenschied Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espenschied Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espenschied Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Sodus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sodus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sodus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellinwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Towe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huron Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kitchen Burial Plot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitchen Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitchen Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zurich Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zurich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zurich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (345 more) ...
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Collins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glen Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Side 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>

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

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

  • North Rose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rose
    • North Rose is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Rose <2>
  • Alton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
  • South Sodus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Sodus
    • From York to South Sodus
  • Wayne Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wayne Center
    • From York to Wayne Center
  • Huron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lummisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lummisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
    • Lummisville is located in Wayne County
  • Wallington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
    • Wallington is located in Wayne County
  • Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Rose is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <2>
  • Sodus Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
    • Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
  • Sodus Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Huron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • North Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Huron
    • From York to North Huron
  • Zurich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Zurich is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wolcott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sodus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
      • Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <2>
    • Joy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Wayne County

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

Newspapers Published in York ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around York.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of York, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for York.

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 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 York:

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1998, Longitude: -76.9437    









 

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