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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 Akron (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 Akron. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Akron is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Akron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Akron.

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

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

  • St. Theresa RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles 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.
  • Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledge Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (388 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Akron had a population of 1,492 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Akron had a population of 2,844 people.

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

  • Pembroke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Genesee County
  • South Newstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newstead
    • South Newstead is located in Erie County
  • East Clarence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clarence
    • East Clarence is located in Erie County
  • Clarence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
  • Crittenden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Indian Falls
    • From Akron to Indian Falls
  • Wolcottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsville
    • Wolcottsville is located in Niagara County
  • Millgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
    • Millgrove is located in Erie County
  • Wende
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wende have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wende
    • Wende is located in Erie County
  • Corfu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Looneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Looneyville
    • From Akron to Looneyville
  • Alden Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Fargo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Genesee County
    • Alabama
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Akron ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Akron.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Akron. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Akron and those printed in the larger area surrounding Akron.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> of Akron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Akron:

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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 Akron, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0212, Longitude: -78.4962    









 

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