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 Fentonville (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 Fentonville. 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 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.
Fentonville 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 Fentonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fentonville:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Fentonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Frewsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kiantone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Ivory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Busti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Falconer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Celoron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ross Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Fluvanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Greenhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Onoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Elko ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- East Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Conewango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Napoli
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Axeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Elkdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Little Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- Spartansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Windy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County (PA)
- Corry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Balltown is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Fagundus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Sheffield Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Trunkeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Westline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Custer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Degolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Foster Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Lewis Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tuna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Timbuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Big Shanty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Tallyho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Sawyer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Derrick City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Putnamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- East Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Big Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Clarendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fentonville, see our County-by-County Page for Fentonville.
Cemeteries Near Fentonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fentonville.
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 Fentonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fentonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Fentonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- South Valley Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Busti Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bush 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fentonville had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fentonville, with the one closest to Fentonville listed first.
- Frewsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kiantone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lander is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Busti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- North Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Warren
- Falconer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scandia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scandia is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Corydon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corydon is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Onoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlers Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chandlers Valley is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Valley
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Poland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fentonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fentonville.
Newspapers Published in Fentonville ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fentonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fentonville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fentonville.
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 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 Fentonville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- McKean County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Fentonville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fentonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |