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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 Cassadaga (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 Cassadaga. 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 and doctors 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Cassadaga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cassadaga.

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

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

  • Cassadaga Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassadaga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassadaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bachelor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachelor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachelor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Luce Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luce Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charlotte Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnham Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnham Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnham Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Laona Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Main Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Main Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cassadaga had a population of 398 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cassadaga had a population of 589 people.

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

  • Burnhams
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
    • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
  • Lily Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Stockton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Shumla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumla
    • Shumla is located in Chautauqua County
  • Moons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moons
    • From Cassadaga to Moons
  • Charlotte Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Center
    • Charlotte Center is located in Chautauqua County
  • Griswold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Griswold is located in Chautauqua County
  • Arkwright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
    • Arkwright is located in Chautauqua County
  • Laona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
    • Laona is located in Chautauqua County
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
  • South Stockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sinclairville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Cassadaga ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cassadaga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cassadaga, 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 Cassadaga.

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 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 Cassadaga:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cassadaga. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Cassadaga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cassadaga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3444, Longitude: -79.3097    
<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 Cassadaga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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