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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 Bournes Beach (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 Bournes Beach. 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 Bournes Beach ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bournes Beach: Bournes Bch.
  • While the name of this community is Bournes Beach, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bournes Beach may originally have been Bourne's Beach.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bournes Beach might be written as Bourne Beach.

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.

Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Bournes Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bournes Beach, with the one closest to Bournes Beach listed first.
    • Westfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
    • Portland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brocton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
      • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <3>
    • Forsyth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
    • Mayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
    • Hartfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Wooglin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Ripley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cassadaga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunkirk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <3>
    • Stebbins Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Maple Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
      • Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <3>
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bournes Beach, with the one closest to Bournes Beach listed first.
    • South Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Conewango
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Perrysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <3>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bournes Beach, with the one closest to Bournes Beach listed first.
    • Farnham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
      • Farnham is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <3>
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Erie Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bournes Beach, with the one closest to Bournes Beach listed first.
    • Freeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
    • North East
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
      • North East is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>
    • Hornby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Lawrence Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Phillipsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Wattsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
      • Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <3>
    • Wesleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
      • Wesleyville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <3>
    • Corry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <3>
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bournes Beach, with the one closest to Bournes Beach listed first.
    • Bear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <3>
    • Colza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)

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

Newspapers Published in Bournes Beach ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bournes Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bournes Beach, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bournes Beach.

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 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 Bournes Beach:

Cemeteries Near Bournes Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bournes Beach.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Old St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. James Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Pecor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecor Cemetery
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Ripley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Ripley Cemetery
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
  • Dewittville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewittville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewittville Cemetery
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Quincy Rural Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Rural Cemetery
    • Chautauqua Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chautauqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chautauqua Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<6>

While we didn't find Bournes Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bournes Beach.

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

  • Westfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brocton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
    • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <3>
  • Mayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
  • Hartfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Lombard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
    • Lombard is located in Chautauqua County
  • Wooglin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
  • Dewittville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewittville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewittville
    • Dewittville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewittville <3>
  • Ripley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
  • Chautauqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chautauqua <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Burnhams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
      • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
    • Lily Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Dale
      • Lily Dale is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lily Dale <3>
    • Centralia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County

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

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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- Bournes Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bournes Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3597, Longitude: -79.5524    
<5>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.
<6>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 Bournes Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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