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 Ellery Center (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 Ellery Center. 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 Ellery Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellery Center: Ellery Ctr. (or less commonly used: Ellery Cen., Ellery Cent. or Ellery Cntr.)
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 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.
Ellery Center is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Ellery Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellery Center:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Ellery Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellery Center, with the one closest to Ellery Center listed first.
- Bemus Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
- Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <2>
- Phillips Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Belleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Maple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <2>
- South Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
- South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
- Greenhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quigley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Gerry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ross Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Celoron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
- Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <2>
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellery Center, with the one closest to Ellery Center listed first.
- Conewango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Axeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- East Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Cottage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Onoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Perrysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
- Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <2>
- Persia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Elko ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Cattaraugus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
- Crawford County (PA)
- Spartansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
- Spartansburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <2>
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellery Center, with the one closest to Ellery Center listed first.
- Corry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- North East
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
- Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <2>
- Hornby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hornby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Arbuckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbuckle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- Phillipsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellery Center, with the one closest to Ellery Center listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Bear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Putnamville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colza
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Irvine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
- East Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellery Center, see our County-by-County Page for Ellery Center.
Cemeteries Near Ellery Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellery Center.
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 Ellery Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellery Center, with the one closest to Ellery Center listed first.
- Bemus Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemus Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemus Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gerry Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red Bird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bird Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Open Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Open Meadows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Open Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bentley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Ross Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Mills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dewittville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewittville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewittville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
While we didn't find Ellery Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellery Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellery Center, with the one closest to Ellery Center listed first.
- Bemus Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
- Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <2>
- Phillips Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Bayview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
- Stow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Stow is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <2>
- Colburns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colburns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
- Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
- Belleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Maple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <2>
- Driftwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
- Griffiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffiths have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
- Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
- Greenhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
- South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fluvanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
- Gerry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellery Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellery Center.
Newspapers Published in Ellery Center ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellery Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellery Center, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellery Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ellery Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellery Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 Ellery Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<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- Ellery Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellery Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1828, Longitude: -79.3470 In this case, the coordinates for Ellery Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |