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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 East Otto (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 Otto. 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 hospitals 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.

East Otto is located in Cattaraugus 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 East Otto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Otto:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of East Otto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Otto, with the one closest to East Otto listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Eddyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Otto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cattaraugus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Ellicottville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Persia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Gowanda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <2>
    • Bird
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Elkdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Little Rock City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Great Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Otto, with the one closest to East Otto listed first.
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Rushford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lyons Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Cuba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Black Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Caneadea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Houghton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Otto, with the one closest to East Otto listed first.
    • Wango
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
      • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
    • Cherry Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Parcells Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Irving
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forestville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
    • Kennedy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Poland Center
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sinclairville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gerry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cassadaga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Otto, with the one closest to East Otto listed first.
    • Morton Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Springville
      (9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Wyandale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Footes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
      • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Shirley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
    • Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • North Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Patchin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • Eden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Otto, with the one closest to East Otto listed first.
    • Arcade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Java Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bliss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Java
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • Smiths Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Otto, with the one closest to East Otto listed first.
    • Tuna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Foster Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Bradford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Derrick City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Otto, see our County-by-County Page for East Otto.

Cemeteries Near East Otto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Otto.

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 East Otto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Otto Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Otto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eddyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ashford Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tefft Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willson Cemetery
    • The Willson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Hill Cemetery
    • Jersey Hollow Cemetery
    • Mansfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227550 <4>
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franktown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franktown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franktown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Otto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Otto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (244 more) ...
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the West Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The West Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Burying Grounds
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66691 <4>
    • Bowen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Plato Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plato Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 East Otto had a population of 630 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Otto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eddyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Cattaraugus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • West Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
    • West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Ellicottville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Riceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Collins Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Center
    • Collins Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins Center <2>
  • Morton Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
  • New Albion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Little Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Persia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • East Leon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leon
      • East Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Devereaux
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devereaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
      • Devereaux is located in Cattaraugus County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Otto ...

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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Otto.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Otto. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Otto and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Otto.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6> of East Otto.

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 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 Otto:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Otto. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 East Otto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Otto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Otto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3898, Longitude: -78.7548       In this case, the coordinates for East Otto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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