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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 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.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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 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 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)
    • Phillips Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Bayview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Belleview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Maple Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Stockton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Greenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quigley Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
    • Gerry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fluvanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Ashville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Celoron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • East Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Cottage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Onoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Napoli
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Perrysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Persia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • Spartansburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Freeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wattsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • Beaver Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Arbuckle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Phillipsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • 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)
    • Bear Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Putnamville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • 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)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • 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)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • East Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
    • Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • West Spring Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 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.

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 Ellery Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gerry Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Ross Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasantville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewittville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 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)
  • Phillips Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Bayview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Stow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colburns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
  • Belleview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Maple Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Driftwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Griffiths
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
  • Greenhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Stockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
  • Centralia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lakewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fluvanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • 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]<4>. 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 visit 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:

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