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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 Gaskosada (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 Gaskosada. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Gaskosada 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 Gaskosada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaskosada:

  • Erie County     (The home county of Gaskosada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaskosada, with the one closest to Gaskosada listed first.
    • Akron
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Akron Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Crittenden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alden Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Looneyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Clarence Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Alden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Town Line
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swormville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Bowmansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Depew
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaskosada, with the one closest to Gaskosada listed first.
    • Indian Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Basom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corfu
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabama
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • North Pembroke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Wheatville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Sawens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Oakfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Griswold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Bushville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Alexander
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Monroe County
    • Sweden Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaskosada, with the one closest to Gaskosada listed first.
    • Dysinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Rapids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Gasport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Middleport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Reynales Basin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • South Lockport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Lockport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Johnson Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Pendleton Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Lockport Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Hoffman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaskosada, with the one closest to Gaskosada listed first.
    • Lakewood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Medina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Barre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Jeddo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • South Barre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Lyndonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Albion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenyonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Gaines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Clarendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaskosada, with the one closest to Gaskosada listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Attica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Varysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Java Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • North Java
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wyoming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Java Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Warsaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Curriers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

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

Cemeteries Near Gaskosada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaskosada.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaskosada, with the one closest to Gaskosada listed first.

  • St. Theresa RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (391 more) ...
    • Shope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crittenden Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Gaskosada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gaskosada.

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

  • Akron
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • South Newstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Newstead is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newstead
  • East Clarence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Clarence is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clarence
  • Clarence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crittenden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Millgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millgrove is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
  • Wende
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wende is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wende
  • Corfu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolcottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wolcottsville is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsville
  • Looneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Alden Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Fargo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fargo is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Alabama
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaskosada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaskosada.

Newspapers Published in Gaskosada ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaskosada.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaskosada, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaskosada.

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 Gaskosada:

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