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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Elko. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elko to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elko, please Contact Us.

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 Elko (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 Elko. 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 Elko ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Elko has also been known as: Wolf Run.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Elko is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Elko. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elko:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Elko)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
      • From Elko to Quaker Bridge
    • Onoville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Randolph
      • From Elko to East Randolph
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Ireland
      • From Elko to New Ireland
    • Salamanca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Limestone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Carrollton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrollton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrollton
      • From Elko to Carrollton
    • Elkdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kill Buck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Axeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Little Rock City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Chipmunk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipmunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipmunk
      • From Elko to Chipmunk
  • Chautauqua County
  • Elk County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
    • James City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <3>
    • Windy City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County (PA)
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Foster Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Foster Brook
      • From Elko to Foster Brook
    • Tuna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tuna
      • From Elko to Tuna
    • Custer City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <3>
    • Degolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Derrick City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Lewis Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
      • Lewis Run is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <3>
    • Big Shanty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Shanty
      • From Elko to Big Shanty
    • Dallas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallas City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dallas City
      • From Elko to Dallas City
    • Westline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aiken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aiken
      • From Elko to Aiken
    • Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Hemlock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Warren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnamville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stoneham
      • From Elko to Stoneham
    • Clarendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roystone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roystone
      • From Elko to Roystone
    • Saybrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saybrook
      • From Elko to Saybrook
    • Sheffield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Elko ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elko.

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

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

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.

Elko itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
    • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
    • Tunesassa
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
    • From Elko to Quaker Bridge
  • Cold Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Onoville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Corydon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Corydon is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Steamburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
    • Steamburg is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamburg <3>
  • Cornplanter ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornplanter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
    • Cornplanter is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Stickney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
    • Stickney is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Red House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
    • Red House is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Shongo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
    • Shongo is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Scandia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
    • Scandia is located in Warren County (PA)
  • East Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Randolph
    • From Elko to East Randolph
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Napoli
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Elko ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elko.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elko, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elko.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Elko:

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>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 Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elko) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elko. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0281, Longitude: -78.8906    









 

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