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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 Ellicott (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 Ellicott. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Ellicott is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Ellicott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott listed first.
    • Jewettville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
    • Orchard Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Griffins Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
    • Webster Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Webster Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Corners
      • Webster Corners has also been known as:
      • Websters Corners
    • West Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Armor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Armor is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
    • North Boston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
    • Patchin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • Hamburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Scranton is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Billington Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
    • Blasdell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegany County
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Brooklyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Delevan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
    • Gowanda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Perrysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Machias
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Otto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cottage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Persia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Bird
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Eddyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott listed first.
    • Irving
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parcells Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
    • Wango
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
    • Forestville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott listed first.
    • Amherst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Corfu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Griswold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Sawens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Alexander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Basom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Brookville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • West Bethany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
    • Alabama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Bushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott listed first.
    • Park Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Martinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • North Tonawanda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Hoffman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pendleton Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Rapids
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
    • Black Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
    • Bergholtz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
    • Dysinger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott listed first.
    • Harris Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Java Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Folsomdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Curriers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Java
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Arcade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Varysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Attica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Smiths Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Bliss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellicott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellicott.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellicott, with the one closest to Ellicott 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ellicott had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jewettville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jewettville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
  • Webster Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Webster Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Corners
    • Webster Corners has also been known as:
    • Websters Corners
  • West Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Falls is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
  • Griffins Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
  • Armor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Armor is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
  • North Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Boston is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
  • Windom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Windom is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
  • Big Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Tree is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
  • Hamburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Patchin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
  • Water Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Water Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • East Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Eden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Ellicott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellicott.

Newspapers Published in Ellicott ...

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 287 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellicott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellicott, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellicott.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ellicott:

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 Ellicott, 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- Ellicott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.