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 Hermitage (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 Hermitage. 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.
Hermitage is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.
Below are the counties that are near Hermitage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hermitage:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Hermitage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Hardys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Smiths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Gainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Bliss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Castile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- East Koy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Java Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Wiscoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Houghton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rushford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caneadea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oramel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- West Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Aristotle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Garwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Yorkshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Delevan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Abbotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Dutchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Protection
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Williston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Billington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Footes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Footes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
- Alden Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Griffins Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
- Jewettville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jewettville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
- West Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Falls is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Alexander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- West Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Pavilion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- East Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Pavilion Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Sawens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corfu
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Nunda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Mount Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Cuylerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Kysorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Craigs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Geneseo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Monroe County
- Mumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hermitage, see our County-by-County Page for Hermitage.
Cemeteries Near Hermitage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hermitage.
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 Hermitage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hermitage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Sheppard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hermitage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wethersfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyonsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Gainesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp District Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Silver Springs Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hermitage had a population of 280 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hermitage, with the one closest to Hermitage listed first.
- Hardys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Wethersfield Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wethersfield Springs is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield Springs
- Gainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Glen is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Bliss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake Junction is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Junction
- Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Chace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chace is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace
- Castile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oatka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oatka is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatka
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hermitage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hermitage.
Newspapers Published in Hermitage ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hermitage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hermitage, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hermitage.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hermitage:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Livingston County
- Monroe 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> | 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 Hermitage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Hermitage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |