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 Bennetts (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 Bennetts. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bennetts 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 Bennetts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennetts:
- Allegany County (The home county of Bennetts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- West Almond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Aristotle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Phillips Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Angelica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Withey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- West Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alfred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Oramel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- Abbotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Elton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Franklinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weston Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Portville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westons Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delevan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Machias
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- 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>
- Bird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nunda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Cumminsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Dansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- West Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Arkport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hornell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Hornell
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Canisteo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haskinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Jobs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Rexville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Canisteo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- East Koy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bliss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Silver Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gainesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- McKean County (PA)
- Myrtle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- Genesee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Bingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Honeoye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Chrystal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- East Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- West Bingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ellisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Oswayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Shinglehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- North Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Coneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennetts, see our County-by-County Page for Bennetts.
Cemeteries Near Bennetts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennetts.
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 Bennetts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennetts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Almond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Basswood Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lippincott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bennetts had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennetts, with the one closest to Bennetts listed first.
- West Almond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Angelica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillips Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Birdsall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birdsall is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
- Aristotle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Withey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Hiltonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
- Karrdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- West Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Belvidere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Short Tract
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short Tract is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Tract
- Alfred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennetts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennetts.
Newspapers Published in Bennetts ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennetts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennetts, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennetts.
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 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 Bennetts:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus 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> | 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 Bennetts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bennetts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |