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 Clymer 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 Clymer 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.
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.
Clymer 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 Clymer Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clymer Hill:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Clymer Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer Hill, with the one closest to Clymer Hill listed first.
- North Clymer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- French Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Findley Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stebbins Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Niobe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Ashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Quigley Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Bayview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Bemus Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer Hill, with the one closest to Clymer Hill listed first.
- Spartansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canadohta Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Vrooman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rootville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Brown Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Tryonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Hydetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Cambridge Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Townville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Gresham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer Hill, with the one closest to Clymer Hill listed first.
- Corry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Arbuckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Hornby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Phillipsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- North East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer Hill, with the one closest to Clymer Hill listed first.
- Bear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Lottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Branch is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Youngsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irvine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clymer Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Clymer Hill.
Cemeteries Near Clymer Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clymer 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 Clymer Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clymer Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clymer Hill, with the one closest to Clymer Hill listed first.
- Clymer Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Clymer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clymer Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marks Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cutting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Sherman.
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherman Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Slab City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1118552 <2>
- French Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Town Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wait's Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Wheelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Clymer Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clymer Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clymer Hill, with the one closest to Clymer Hill listed first.
- Clymer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Clymer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Cutting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- French Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Wheelock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelock is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mina is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Bear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Findley Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watts Flats is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Flats
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clymer Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clymer Hill.
Newspapers Published in Clymer 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clymer Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clymer 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 Clymer Hill.
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 Clymer Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clymer 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 Clymer Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |