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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 Black Creek (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 Black Creek. 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 Black Creek ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Black Creek: Black Crk. (or less commonly used: Black Ck. or Black Cr.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Black Creek 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 Black Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Creek:

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

Cemeteries Near Black Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Creek.

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

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

  • Black Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sayers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cuba Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cuba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cuba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbotts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cuba Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nile Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nile Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Black Creek had a population of 133 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • North Cuba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cuba
    • North Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Allegany County
  • Marshall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Allegany County
  • Abbotts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
  • Elgin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Nile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
    • Nile is located in Allegany County
  • Belfast
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oramel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oramel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oramel
    • From Black Creek to Oramel
  • Belvidere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Allegany County
  • Caneadea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Black Creek ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Black Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Creek. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Black Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Black Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2754, Longitude: -78.2264    









 

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