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 East Arcade (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 East Arcade. 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 East Arcade ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Arcade: E. Arcade
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 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.
East Arcade 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 East Arcade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Arcade:
- Wyoming County (The home county of East Arcade)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Bliss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Java Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curriers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Smiths Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- North Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Java Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Koy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Caneadea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oramel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Black Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lyons Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Yorkshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Delevan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Abbotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Ellicottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Eddyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Dutchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Protection
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Footes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Footes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- East Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
- West Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
- Williston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Billington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Griswold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Alexander
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Sawens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- West Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Brookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Pavilion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corfu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pavilion Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nunda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Leicester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mount Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuylerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Kysorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Craigs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Geneseo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Arcade, see our County-by-County Page for East Arcade.
Cemeteries Near East Arcade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Arcade.
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 East Arcade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Arcade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cadwell Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curriers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Torrey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Punkshire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Lyonsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wethersfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Maple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Arcade had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Arcade, with the one closest to East Arcade listed first.
- Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Arcade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Java Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curriers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Chaffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Java Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Protection
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Arcade. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Arcade.
Newspapers Published in East Arcade ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Arcade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Arcade, 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 East Arcade.
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 East Arcade:
- 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
- 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 East Arcade, 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- East Arcade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |