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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 Elberta (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 Elberta. 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 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 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.

Elberta is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

Below are the counties that are near Elberta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elberta:

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Elberta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Pleasant Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Ransomville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roosevelt Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
    • Wilson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Harrison Grove is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove
    • Porter Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
    • Dickersonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
    • Coomer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
    • Pekin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Warrens Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Model City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Getzville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tonawanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Swormville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Grandyle Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
    • Wolcottsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Amherst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Kenmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Williamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Clarence Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Akron Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Amherst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Alabama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Basom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Wheatville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elberta, with the one closest to Elberta listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Lakewood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Lyndonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Medina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Shadigee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
    • Kenyonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville

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

Cemeteries Near Elberta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elberta.

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 Elberta - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elberta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Halsted Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Molyneaux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickersonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Towers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Elberta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elberta.

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

  • Ransomville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Wilson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilson
  • Wilson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Ridge is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
  • East Wilson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilson
  • Pekin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pekin is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Warrens Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
  • Coomer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • Hickory Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Sanborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Newfane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Youngstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shawnee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Lockport Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Olcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Elberta ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elberta, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elberta.

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 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 Elberta:

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>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- Elberta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Elberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.