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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 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.
Grove is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grove:
- Allegany County (The home county of Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Swain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Garwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Canaseraga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- West Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Aristotle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- West Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Angelica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alfred
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <1>
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Abbotts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Elton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Ischua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Franklinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nunda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cumminsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Dansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Kysorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Groveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Canadice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Canadice Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Richmond Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Arkport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Hornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Haskinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Jobs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canisteo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Cohocton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- East Koy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Castile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hardys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Perry Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Bliss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Potter County (PA)
- Genesee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Grove.
Cemeteries Near Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Swain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brewer Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaseraga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stahl Brothers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Doty's Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ossian Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grove had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
- Garwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Swain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Birdsall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsall is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
- Hiltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hiltonville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonville
- Canaseraga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosses
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosses is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses
- Bishopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Burns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Ossian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ossian is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Short Tract
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Short Tract is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Tract
- Bennetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
- Karrdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Karrdale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Aristotle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grove.
Newspapers Published in Grove ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grove.
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 Grove:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Ontario County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- Potter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |