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 Howes (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 Howes. 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 doctors 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.
Howes 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 Howes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howes:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Howes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Bliss
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smiths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Hardys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Java Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curriers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rushford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caneadea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oramel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Aristotle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- 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>
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Delevan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Abbotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Ischua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sugartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Dutchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Protection
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Footes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Footes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
- Williston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springville
(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
- Griffins Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
- West Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Falls is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
- Alden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Griswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- West Bethany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Pavilion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Sawens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Pavilion Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Corfu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bushville
(27 miles [43.5 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 Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nunda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Leicester
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Mount Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kysorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Cuylerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- West Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Craigs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Geneseo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County
- Arkport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howes, see our County-by-County Page for Howes.
Cemeteries Near Howes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howes.
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 Howes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Lyonsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wethersfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadwell Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Union Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Torrey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Howes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Bliss
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- East Arcade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Arcade is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcade
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Wethersfield Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wethersfield Springs is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield Springs
- East Koy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- North Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mills Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Mills is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Mills
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake Junction is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howes.
Newspapers Published in Howes ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howes, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howes.
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 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 Howes:
- 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
- Steuben 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 Howes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Howes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |