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 Ripley (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 Ripley. 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 Ripley ...
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 Ripley: E. Ripley
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Ripley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Ripley.
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 northeast 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 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.
East Ripley is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).
Below are the counties that are near East Ripley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Ripley:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of East Ripley)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ripley, with the one closest to East Ripley listed first.
- Forsyth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bournes Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Wooglin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
- Slab City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Findley Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stebbins Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stedman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ripley, with the one closest to East Ripley listed first.
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Wattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrence Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Phillipsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Wesleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Corry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Kearsarge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ripley, with the one closest to East Ripley listed first.
- Bear Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Lottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Ripley, see our County-by-County Page for East Ripley.
Cemeteries Near East Ripley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Ripley.
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 Ripley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Ripley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Ripley, with the one closest to East Ripley listed first.
- East Ripley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quincy Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mina Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find East Ripley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Ripley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Ripley, with the one closest to East Ripley listed first.
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Summerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mina is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Wooglin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
- Hartfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Findley Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stedman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Ripley. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Ripley.
Newspapers Published in East Ripley ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Ripley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Ripley, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Ripley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ripley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie 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 East Ripley, 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 Ripley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |