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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 Blakeley (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 Blakeley. 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 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.

Blakeley is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Blakeley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeley, with the one closest to Blakeley listed first.
    • East Aurora
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Billington Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
    • Griffins Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
    • Porterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Porterville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Jewettville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
    • West Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Elma Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Elma Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
    • Spring Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellicott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellicott is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
    • Williston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeley, with the one closest to Blakeley listed first.
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Hume
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rushford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Houghton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiscoy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeley, with the one closest to Blakeley listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Delevan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
    • Elton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Brooklyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Machias
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bird
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Gowanda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Franklinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Otto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eddyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Persia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
  • Chautauqua County
    • Irving
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeley, with the one closest to Blakeley listed first.
    • Griswold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Corfu
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Amherst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Alexander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Brookville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • North Pembroke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • West Bethany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • East Alexander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
    • Linden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Basom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeley, with the one closest to Blakeley listed first.
    • Park Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Martinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • North Tonawanda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Rapids
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Hoffman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dysinger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Pendleton Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
    • South Lockport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Bergholtz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
    • Black Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakeley, with the one closest to Blakeley listed first.
    • Harris Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Folsomdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Java Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Curriers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Java
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Varysburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Arcade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Attica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bliss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Blakeley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blakeley.

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 Blakeley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Holmes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Griffins Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Goodleberg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Neischell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (344 more) ...
    • Marilla Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Strykersville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Blakeley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blakeley.

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

  • South Wales
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffins Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
  • Jewettville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jewettville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
  • Jamison Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jamison Road is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Road
  • Wales Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Porterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Porterville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • East Elma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Elma is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elma
  • West Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Falls is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
  • Elma Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elma Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
  • Spring Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellicott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ellicott is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Blakeley ...

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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakeley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blakeley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blakeley.

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 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 Blakeley:

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 Blakeley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blakeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.