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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 Bemus Point (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 Bemus Point. 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 Bemus Point ...

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 Bemus Point: Bemus Pt.

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 northwest 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 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.

Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Bemus Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bemus Point, with the one closest to Bemus Point listed first.
    • Bayview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Quigley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
    • Phillips Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Maple Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Ashville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stedman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Fluvanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Greenhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Stockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Celoron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bemus Point, with the one closest to Bemus Point listed first.
    • Conewango
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Leon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Axeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • East Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • South Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Onoville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Napoli
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Cottage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Cold Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • Spartansburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bemus Point, with the one closest to Bemus Point listed first.
    • Corry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Freeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Dam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Wattsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • Elgin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Phillipsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Arbuckle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bemus Point, with the one closest to Bemus Point listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnamville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Colza
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Youngsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Spring Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • Garland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • East Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren

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

Cemeteries Near Bemus Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bemus Point.

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 Bemus Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Wellman Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dewittville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bird Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Bemus Point had a population of 199 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bemus Point had a population of 345 people.

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

  • Stow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Phillips Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Bayview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Colburns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
  • Maple Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Belleview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Ashville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Driftwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Griffiths
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
  • Stedman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Blockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
  • Boomertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lakewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fluvanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna

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

Newspapers Published in Bemus Point ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bemus Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bemus Point, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bemus Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bemus Point:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bemus Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Bemus Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.