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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 Charlotte Center (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 Charlotte Center. 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 Charlotte Center ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Charlotte Center: Charlotte Ctr. (or less commonly used: Charlotte Cen., Charlotte Cent. or Charlotte Cntr.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Charlotte Center is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Charlotte Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte Center, with the one closest to Charlotte Center listed first.
    • Sinclairville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Moons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Cassadaga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Stockton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Cherry Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gerry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wango
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
    • Fredonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Forestville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Maple Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte Center, with the one closest to Charlotte Center listed first.
    • South Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Conewango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Cottage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Axeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Persia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Perrysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Randolph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Cattaraugus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gowanda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Napoli
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte Center, with the one closest to Charlotte Center listed first.
    • Farnham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Brant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
    • Angola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Shirley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • Morton Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Derby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
  • Erie County (PA)
    • Freeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotte Center, with the one closest to Charlotte Center listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Putnamville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Charlotte Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlotte Center.

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 Charlotte Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Charlotte Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Luce Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnham Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cassadaga Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerry Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hamlet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Arkwright Summit Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bachelor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Charlotte Center had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Moons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
  • Sinclairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Griswold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Griswold is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Cassadaga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnhams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
  • South Stockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
  • Lily Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Shumla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shumla is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumla
  • Hamlet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Stockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gerry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cherry Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arkwright
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Arkwright is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
    • Ellington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Charlotte Center ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlotte Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlotte Center, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlotte Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Charlotte Center:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Charlotte Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Charlotte Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.