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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 Green Acres Valley (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 Green Acres Valley. 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 Green Acres Valley ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Acres Valley: Green Acres Vly. (or less commonly used: Green Acres Vally. or Green Acres Vlly.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Green Acres Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres Valley, with the one closest to Green Acres Valley listed first.
    • Amherst
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tonawanda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Getzville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kenmore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <1>
    • Ferry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
    • Grandyle Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
    • Swormville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Harris Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Buffalo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bowmansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansville
      • Bowmansville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmansville <1>
    • Cheektowaga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres Valley, with the one closest to Green Acres Valley listed first.
    • Amherst
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Corfu
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Alabama
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Sawens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Griswold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
    • North Pembroke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Bushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Oakfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres Valley, with the one closest to Green Acres Valley listed first.
    • Park Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Martinsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
    • North Tonawanda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurlitzer Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurlitzer Park Village
      • Wurlitzer Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Hoffman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Pendleton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Bergholtz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bergholtz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
    • Black Creek Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Colonial Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres Valley, with the one closest to Green Acres Valley listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Barre
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres Valley, with the one closest to Green Acres Valley listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Harris Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • Attica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Java Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Green Acres Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Acres Valley.

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 Green Acres Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Elmlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinnersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinnersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinnersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Martin's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Salem Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
    • The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Cemetery
    • Salem's Gemeinde Kirchhof
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300968 <4>
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
    • The City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tonawanda City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64209 <4>
  • Acacia Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (328 more) ...
    • White Haven Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friedens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens 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>

While we didn't find Green Acres Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Acres Valley.

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

  • North Tonawanda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Martinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
  • Tonawanda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kenmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eggertsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggertsville
    • Eggertsville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eggertsville <1>
  • Snyder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
    • Snyder is located in Erie County
  • Getzville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hoffman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
  • Williamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <1>
  • Wendelville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
    • Wendelville is located in Niagara County
  • Beach Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
    • Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
  • East Amherst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amherst
    • East Amherst is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Swormville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Pendleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Niagara County

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

Newspapers Published in Green Acres Valley ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Acres Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Acres Valley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Acres Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Green Acres Valley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Acres Valley. 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>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 Green Acres Valley, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Acres Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Acres Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0073, Longitude: -78.8314       In this case, the coordinates for Green Acres Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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