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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 Clymer (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Clymer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
    • North Clymer
      (4 miles [6.4 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 northwest)
      • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
    • Slab City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Panama
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Findley Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Niobe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sherman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stebbins Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
    • Stedman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Ashville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Quigley Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
    • Bemus Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillips Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
    • Spartansburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Canadohta Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
    • Lincolnville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Vrooman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
    • Riceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rootville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rootville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
    • Brown Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown Hill is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
    • Tryonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tryonville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
    • Hydetown
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gresham is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Titusville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
    • Corry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Beaver Dam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Wattsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elgin
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Hornby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Union City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North East
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterford Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Waterford Station is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
    • Freeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Waterford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
  • Forest County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
    • Fagundus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
    • Trunkeyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
  • Venango County (PA)
    • Pleasantville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
    • Bear Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colza
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • West Spring Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • Sugar Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • East Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • East Branch is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
    • Garland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Sanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sanford is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Pittsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Youngsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Putnamville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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, see our County-by-County Page for Clymer.

Cemeteries Near Clymer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clymer.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • East Clymer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clymer Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clymer Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutting Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marks Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Town Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • French Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • St. Matthias Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taft Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wait's Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clymer had a population of 454 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wheelock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheelock is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
  • Cutting
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cutting is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
  • North Clymer
    (4 miles [6.4 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 northwest)
    • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
  • Marvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marvin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Corry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mina is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
  • Panama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Findley Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wattsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elgin
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clymer ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clymer.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clymer. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clymer and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clymer.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Clymer.

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 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:

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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clymer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.