Our Genealogy Helper
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 Allen 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 Allen 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 Allen 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Allen Center: Allen Ctr. (or less commonly used: Allen Cen., Allen Cent. or Allen Cntr.)
You might see Allen Centre instead of Allen Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Allen Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allen 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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 doctors and 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.
Allen Center is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Allen Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allen Center:
- Allegany County (The home county of Allen Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- West Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Aristotle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belfast
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oramel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caneadea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Withey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- West Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Garwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Abbotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Elton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Franklinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delevan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Machias
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Bird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Weston Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Humphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Portville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westons Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Dutchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Protection
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Nunda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Dansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Cuylerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- East Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Arkport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hornell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Stephens Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Canisteo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haskinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Jobs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Wayland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Cohocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- East Koy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bliss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Silver Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smiths Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McKean County (PA)
- Myrtle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Honeoye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Genesee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Chrystal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- East Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Shinglehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Bingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allen Center, see our County-by-County Page for Allen Center.
Cemeteries Near Allen Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allen 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 Allen Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allen Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Basswood Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Caneadea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Short Tract Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Brewer Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caneadea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Allen Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allen Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- West Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Aristotle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Birdsall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birdsall is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
- Short Tract
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Short Tract is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Tract
- Belfast
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
- Oramel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caneadea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wiscoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Hiltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allen Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allen Center.
Newspapers Published in Allen 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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allen Center, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allen Center.
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 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 Allen Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Potter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Allen Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |