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 Conewango Valley (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 Conewango Valley. 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 Conewango Valley ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Conewango Valley: Conewango Vly. (or less commonly used: Conewango Vally. or Conewango Vlly.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Conewango Valley is primarily located in Cattaraugus County. A portion of Conewango Valley extends into Chautauqua 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 Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Conewango Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conewango Valley:
- Cattaraugus County (The home county of Conewango Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Conewango
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Axeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- South Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cattaraugus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
- Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <1>
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Cottage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Little Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Onoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <1>
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poland Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Ross Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Falconer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
- Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <1>
- Gerry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sinclairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ivory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
- Wango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Wango is located in Chautauqua County
- Moons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- South Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
- South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
- Frewsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Brant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Farnham is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <1>
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Erie County
- Morton Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
- Morton Corners is located in Erie County
- North Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
- North Collins is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <1>
- Lake Erie Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Erie Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
- Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
- Pontiac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Erie County
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Wyandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
- Wyandale is located in Erie County
- Angola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- Angola-on-the-Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
- Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
- Foster Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Degolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Putnamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
- Big Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
- East Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Bear Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irvine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Youngsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conewango Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Conewango Valley.
Cemeteries Near Conewango Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conewango Valley.
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 Conewango Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Little Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Clear Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rutledge Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Amish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leon Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Treat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treat Cemetery
- The Treat Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leon Center Cemetery
- Leon Union Cemetery
- Treat Memorial Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66536 <4>
- Axeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Axeville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Axeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gerry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Sample Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Randolph.
- The Randolph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
- Randolph Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253726 <4>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Conewango Valley had a population of 245 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conewango Valley, with the one closest to Conewango Valley listed first.
- Clear Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
- Conewango
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Ellington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <1>
- Waterboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
- Waterboro is located in Chautauqua County
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <1>
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poland Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- East Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- South Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ross Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Napoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- New Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albion
- New Albion is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albion <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conewango Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conewango Valley.
Newspapers Published in Conewango Valley ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conewango Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conewango Valley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conewango Valley.
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 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 Conewango Valley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cattaraugus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Erie County
- McKean County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conewango Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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> | 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. |
<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 Conewango Valley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conewango Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conewango Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2409, Longitude: -79.0609 In this case, the coordinates for Conewango Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |