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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 Glenwood (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 Glenwood. 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 doctors and 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.

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

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Glenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Footes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
      • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Boston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Patchin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • Holland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Jewettville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
    • North Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
    • Springville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <1>
    • Wyandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Dutchtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Protection
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Protection have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Ellicott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
      • Ellicott is located in Erie County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Rushford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hume
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Houghton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <1>
    • Fillmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wiscoy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiscoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Caneadea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Delevan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
    • Brooklyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Elton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Machias
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gowanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Bird
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Eddyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Otto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Perrysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Persia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Cattaraugus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Parcells Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Silver Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <1>
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Griswold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
    • Amherst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Corfu
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Alexander
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Park Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • North Tonawanda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Java Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Curriers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Java Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arcade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • North Java
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Folsomdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Johnsonburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Smiths Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
    • Varysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Attica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Glenwood ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Glenwood:

Cemeteries Near Glenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwood.

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 Glenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sibley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
  • Pratham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratham Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Cobble Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobble Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobble Hill Cemetery
  • Maple Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Wood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Neischell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neischell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neischell Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Griffins Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Glenwood had a population of 290 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Colden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colden
    • Colden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colden <1>
  • East Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
    • East Concord is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Concord <1>
  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • West Falls is located in Erie County
  • Patchin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • Patchin is located in Erie County
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Erie County
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Oregon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oregon
    • New Oregon is located in Erie County
  • Wyandale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Wyandale is located in Erie County
  • Springville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <1>
  • South Wales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wales
    • South Wales is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Wales <1>
  • Griffins Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
    • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
    • Jewettville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
    • Ellicott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
      • Ellicott is located in Erie County

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

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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>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- Glenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6192, Longitude: -78.6578       In this case, the coordinates for Glenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Glenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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