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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 Hanford Bay (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 Hanford Bay. 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 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.

Hanford Bay 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 Hanford Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanford Bay:

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Hanford Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanford Bay, with the one closest to Hanford Bay listed first.
    • Silver Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Forestville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parcells Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Dunkirk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <2>
    • Fredonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cassadaga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <2>
    • Brocton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
      • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <2>
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinclairville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • South Stockton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Bournes Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
      • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanford Bay, with the one closest to Hanford Bay listed first.
    • Perrysburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Gowanda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • South Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Persia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Brooklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Cattaraugus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Otto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conewango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Axeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Eddyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Little Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanford Bay, with the one closest to Hanford Bay listed first.
    • Farnham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Brant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Erie Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
    • Angola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
    • North Collins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
      • North Collins is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <2>
    • Derby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanakah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakah
      • Wanakah is located in Erie County
    • Water Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Erie County
    • Morton Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Hamburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Hanford Bay ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanford Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanford Bay, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanford Bay.

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 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 Hanford Bay:

Cemeteries Near Hanford Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanford Bay.

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

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

  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
  • Smith Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Mills Cemetery
  • Rathburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rathburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rathburn Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Balltown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balltown Cemetery
  • Sheridan Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Center Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
  • Rugg-Town / West Perrysburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Versailles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Brant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brant Cemetery
    • St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hyacinth's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
    • Newell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery

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 Hanford Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hanford Bay.

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

  • Silver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Irving
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
  • Farnham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Versailles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <2>
  • Angola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wango
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
    • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
  • Perrysburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Pontiac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cottage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Lawtons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawtons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
      • Lawtons is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtons <2>
    • North Collins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
      • North Collins is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanford Bay. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanford Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanford Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5573, Longitude: -79.1434       In this case, the coordinates for Hanford Bay 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 Hanford Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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