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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 Gerry (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 Gerry. 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.

Gerry is located in Chautauqua County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Gerry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gerry:

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Gerry)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
    • Conewango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Axeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • East Randolph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Randolph
      • From Gerry to East Randolph
    • South Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Onoville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottage
      • From Gerry to Cottage
    • Persia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Persia
      • From Gerry to Persia
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
      • From Gerry to Quaker Bridge
    • Cattaraugus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
      • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <1>
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elko
      • From Gerry to Elko
    • Perrysburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <1>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
    • Farnham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
      • Farnham is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <1>
    • Brant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie County (PA)
  • Warren County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Gerry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gerry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Gerry Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ross Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gerry Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Levant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gerry had a population of 271 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ross Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Stockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sinclairville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fluvanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
  • Falconer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
    • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <1>
  • Colburns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colburns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
  • Belleview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belleview
    • From Gerry to Belleview
  • Driftwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Griffiths
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffiths have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
    • Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
  • Greenhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moons
    • From Gerry to Moons
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Centralia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
    • Bemus Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
      • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <1>
    • Phillips Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gerry ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gerry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gerry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gerry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gerry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gerry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gerry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gerry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gerry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1934, Longitude: -79.2486    









 

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