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 Crestview (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 Crestview. 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 doctors and 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.
Crestview is located in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Crestview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crestview:
- Cattaraugus County (The home county of Crestview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Allegany
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Bonaventure
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Olean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Weston Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Four Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chipmunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Humphrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Portville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- West Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lyons Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Black Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Erie County
- Springville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wyoming County
- Arcade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Duke Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Derrick City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Tuna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eldred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Dallas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Rixford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rixford is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Sawyer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rew is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Larabee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larabee is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Shinglehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honeoye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- East Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Millport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Williston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Chrystal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Coneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Oswayo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Roulette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crestview, see our County-by-County Page for Crestview.
Cemeteries Near Crestview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crestview.
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 Crestview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crestview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allegany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany Cemetery
- The Allegany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allegany Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63838 <2>
- Mt. View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Portville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Weston Mills.
- The Portville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Cemetery
- Oakley Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65704 <2>
- Humphrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pacificus Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale Cemetery
- The Hinsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplehurst Cemetery
- Scotts Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64854 <2>
- Limestone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Crestview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crestview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Allegany
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- South Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Vandalia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vandalia
- Chipmunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Four Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Westons Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Humphrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Haymaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
- Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irvine Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irvine Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine Mills
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bells Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bells Camp is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Camp
- Portville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crestview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crestview.
Newspapers Published in Crestview ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crestview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crestview, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crestview.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Crestview:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cattaraugus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Erie County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Potter 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> | 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 Crestview, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crestview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |