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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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 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.
Centerville 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 Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Allegany County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Hume
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rushford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Houghton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wiscoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiscoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Caneadea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oramel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Black Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lyons Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Delevan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
- Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <2>
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Machias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Franklinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <2>
- Abbotts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Bird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Ischua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Humphrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Sugartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
- Ellicottville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Dutchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Protection
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Footes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
- Footes is located in Erie County
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Porterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- West Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
- West Falls is located in Erie County
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morton Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
- Morton Corners is located in Erie County
- Wyandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
- Wyandale is located in Erie County
- East Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
- East Aurora is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <2>
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Griswold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pavilion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- West Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nunda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kysorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Leicester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
- West Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Cumminsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Woodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
- Dansville is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <2>
- Cuylerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- East Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Arkport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Bliss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Koy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Koy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Arcade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Gainesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>
- Curriers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- Java Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Java
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Castile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
- Castile is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <2>
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Java Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cadwell Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rushford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Podonque Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Podonque Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Podonque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hume Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Burying Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Grounds
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Alger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Centerville had a population of 174 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
- Hume
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Wyoming County
- Farmersville Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Station
- Farmersville Station is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville Station <2>
- Rushford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bliss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Houghton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Mills
- Mills Mills is located in Allegany County
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandusky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Cattaraugus County
- Fillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Arcade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcade
- East Arcade is located in Wyoming County
- Caneadea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiscoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
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 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centerville. 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> | 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> | 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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Centerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4798, Longitude: -78.2497 In this case, the coordinates for Centerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |