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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 Andover (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 Andover. 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 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.

Andover is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).

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

  • Allegany County     (The home county of Andover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
    • Elm Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Valley
      • From Andover to Elm Valley
    • Independence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Alfred
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
      • Alfred has also been known as:
      • Alfred village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
    • Phillips Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stannards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
    • West Almond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Paynesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Almond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <3>
    • Withey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Petrolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
    • Abbotts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Portville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
      • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <3>
    • Weston Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
  • Steuben County
  • Wyoming County
    • East Koy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Koy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Koy
      • From Andover to East Koy
  • McKean County (PA)
    • Myrtle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myrtle
      • From Andover to Myrtle
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
    • North Bingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Genesee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • West Bingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • North Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrison Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ulysses
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmer
      • From Andover to Elmer
    • Chrystal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chrystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chrystal
      • From Andover to Chrystal
    • Gold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Newfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
      • Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newfield
      • From Andover to Newfield
    • Oswayo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeoye
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honeoye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Honeoye
      • From Andover to Honeoye
  • Tioga County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
    • Austinburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowanesque
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
    • Osceola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkland
      • From Andover to Elkland
    • Gurnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gurnee
      • From Andover to Gurnee

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

Cemeteries Near Andover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andover.

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulmer Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Independence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krusen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • West Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Letts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Call Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Call Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Call Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Andover had a population of 990 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Andover had a population of 965 people.

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

  • Elm Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
    • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elm Valley
    • From Andover to Elm Valley
  • Fulmer Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulmer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley
    • Fulmer Valley is located in Allegany County
  • Independence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tip Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tip Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Allegany County
  • Dyke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
  • West Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Steuben County
  • Hallsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
    • Hallsport is located in Allegany County
  • Alfred
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
  • Whitesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rexville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Phillips Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Scio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
      • Scio is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <3>
    • Shongo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
      • Shongo is located in Allegany County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Andover ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andover.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Andover. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Andover and those printed in the larger area surrounding Andover.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Andover.

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 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 Andover:

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Andover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Andover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1576, Longitude: -77.7952    









 

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