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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 Kabob (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 Kabob. 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 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.

Kabob is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Kabob)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kabob, with the one closest to Kabob listed first.
    • Moons
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • South Stockton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Sinclairville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassadaga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gerry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wooglin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Bayview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Maple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Brocton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Bemus Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kabob, with the one closest to Kabob listed first.
    • Conewango
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • South Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Leon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cottage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Axeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Persia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Perrysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Napoli
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Cattaraugus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gowanda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Onoville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kabob, with the one closest to Kabob listed first.
    • Farnham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
    • Angola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Collins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • Pontiac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kabob, with the one closest to Kabob listed first.
    • Freeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Corry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Hornby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kabob, with the one closest to Kabob listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bear Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Putnamville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Columbus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Colza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Irvine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Kabob ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kabob.

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 Kabob - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kabob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cassadaga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bachelor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Luce Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerry Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewittville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Moons
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
  • Centralia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • South Stockton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
  • Sinclairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnhams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
  • Charlotte Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte Center is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Center
  • Cassadaga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lily Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wooglin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
  • Dewittville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Griswold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Griswold is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Shumla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Shumla is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumla
    • Maple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Kabob ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kabob.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kabob, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kabob.

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 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 Kabob:

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>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- Kabob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Kabob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.