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 Cowlesville (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 Cowlesville. 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 northeast 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 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.
Cowlesville is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.
Below are the counties that are near Cowlesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowlesville:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Cowlesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Folsomdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Harris Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Varysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Java Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Java
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Java Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Curriers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Smiths Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Yorkshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Delevan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Williston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alden Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Porterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Town Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crittenden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Billington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Elma Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elma Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
- Elma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Griswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Corfu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sawens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- North Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- West Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Basom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- East Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Craigs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Pine Tavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Leicester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Cuylerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Lewis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Dysinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Hoffman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Pendleton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- North Tonawanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- South Lockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
- Wurlitzer Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gasport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- West Barre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Lakewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Barre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Jeddo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowlesville, see our County-by-County Page for Cowlesville.
Cemeteries Near Cowlesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowlesville.
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 Cowlesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowlesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Cowlesville Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Folsomdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marilla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Towne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Hedges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alden Center.
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist RC Church Ceemtery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168347 <2>
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Cowlesville had a population of 316 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowlesville, with the one closest to Cowlesville listed first.
- Folsomdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Williston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Alden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alden
- Marilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Alden Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Darien Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- East Elma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Elma is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elma
- Wales Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Town Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Griswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowlesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowlesville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cowlesville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowlesville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cowlesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cowlesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cowlesville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Cowlesville.
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 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 Cowlesville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Niagara County
- Orleans 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> | 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 Cowlesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cowlesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |