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 Cherry Hill (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 Cherry Hill. 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 Cherry Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Cherryhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cherry Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Hill.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Hill:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Cherry Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Niobe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Busti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Belleview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Phillips Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Celoron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Greenhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Bemus Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Onoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conewango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Elko ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- East Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Axeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Napoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- South Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Spartansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Canadohta Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Tryonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Hydetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Titusville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Corry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Wattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hornby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Phillipsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- North East
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Waterford Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- LeBoeuf Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Fagundus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Venango County (PA)
- Pleasantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Putnamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Branch is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Hill.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Hill.
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 Cherry Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tillotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turnpike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blockville Union Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wellman Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Panama Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Busti Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cherry Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherry Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Hill, with the one closest to Cherry Hill listed first.
- Watts Flats
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watts Flats is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Flats
- Blockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
- Bear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boomertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Busti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chandlers Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chandlers Valley is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Valley
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Run is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griffiths
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
- Driftwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Belleview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Hill.
Newspapers Published in Cherry Hill ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Hill.
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 Cherry Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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- Cherry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cherry Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |