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 Gas Spring (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 Gas Spring. 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 Gas Spring ...
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 Gas Spring: Gas Spg. (or less commonly used: Gas Spng. or Gas Sprng.)
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 doctors 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.
Gas Spring is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Gas Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gas Spring:
- Allegany County (The home county of Gas Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Garwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Swain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Canaseraga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- West Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aristotle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- West Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Alfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Phillips Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Angelica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wiscoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Abbotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Elton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumminsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Dansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Nunda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- West Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Naples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canadice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Gulick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- West Canadice Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Arkport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Hornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Haskinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Jobs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Canisteo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cohocton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- East Koy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Castile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Bliss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Smiths Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yates County
- Italy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Genesee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Bingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gas Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Gas Spring.
Cemeteries Near Gas Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gas Spring.
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 Gas Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gas Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Lippincott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canaseraga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stahl Brothers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brewer Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doty's Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Pennsylvania Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkport Heritage Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Gas Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gas Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gas Spring, with the one closest to Gas Spring listed first.
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hiltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
- Garwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Birdsall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birdsall is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
- Swain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Canaseraga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Burns
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Karrdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- Rosses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosses is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses
- Arkport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ossian is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bennetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
- West Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gas Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gas Spring.
Newspapers Published in Gas Spring ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gas Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gas Spring, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gas Spring.
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 Gas Spring:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- Yates County
- Potter 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 Gas Spring, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gas Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |