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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 Harris Corners (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 Harris Corners. 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 Harris Corners ...

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 Harris Corners: Harris Cors.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Harris Corners is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Harris Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris Corners.

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

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

  • Hedges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Caecilias Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Caecilias Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Caecilias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New St. Cecilia's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Cecilia's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Cecilia's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Persons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Persons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Persons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Folsomdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folsomdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folsomdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strykersville Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strykersville Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strykersville Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humphrey's Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey's Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey's Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cowlesville Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowlesville Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowlesville Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Strykersville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strykersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strykersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Frink's Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frink's Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frink's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Sheldon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Wyoming County
  • Folsomdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Strykersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strykersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strykersville
    • Strykersville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strykersville <1>
  • Wales Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Center
    • Wales Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wales Center <1>
  • Cowlesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlesville
    • Cowlesville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowlesville <1>
  • Bennington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Wyoming County
  • Williston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Porterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Java Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Varysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Java
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnsonburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Sierks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierks
      • Sierks is located in Wyoming County
    • Marilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
      • Marilla is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marilla <1>
    • South Wales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Harris Corners ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris Corners, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harris Corners.

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 websites either 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 Harris Corners:

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Harris Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Harris Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harris Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7697, Longitude: -78.4421    









 

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