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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 Green Hills (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 Hills. 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 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 Hills is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Green Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Hills, with the one closest to Green Hills listed first.
    • Portland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Brocton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bournes Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
    • Westfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hartfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Cassadaga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wooglin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Dunkirk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>
    • Forsyth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
    • Moons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Maple Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Hills, with the one closest to Green Hills listed first.
    • South Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cottage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Leon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Perrysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Conewango
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Gowanda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Persia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Axeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Hills, with the one closest to Green Hills listed first.
    • Farnham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
    • Brant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • Angola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Hills, with the one closest to Green Hills listed first.
    • Freeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Hills, with the one closest to Green Hills listed first.
    • Bear Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville

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

Cemeteries Near Green Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Hills.

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 Green Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pecor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Main Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • Bachelor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasantville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassadaga Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Green Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Hills.

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

  • Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brocton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Stockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fredonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wooglin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
  • Burnhams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
  • Cassadaga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lily Dale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shumla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shumla is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumla
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Laona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Laona is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
    • Dewittville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunkirk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Green Hills ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Hills, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Hills.

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 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 Green Hills:

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