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 Knight Creek (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 Knight Creek. 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 Knight Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Knight Creek: Knight Crk. (or less commonly used: Knight Ck. or Knight Cr.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Knight Creek is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Knight Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knight Creek:
- Allegany County (The home county of Knight Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Petrolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stannards
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Dyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Abbotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Portville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weston Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ischua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Olean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Saint Bonaventure
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allegany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Four Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Franklinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Humphrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Livingston County
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rexville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hornell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canisteo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- South Canisteo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Troupsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arkport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Troupsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Stephens Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- East Koy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Eldred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Larabee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Sartwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Port Allegany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Wrights Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Dallas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Derrick City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Chrystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Honeoye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- East Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Oswayo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Shinglehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Millport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Ellisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- North Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- West Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Gold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Tioga County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Potter Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Austinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knight Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Knight Creek.
Cemeteries Near Knight Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knight Creek.
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 Knight Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knight Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Knights Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allentown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trapping Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sortore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Knight Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knight Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knight Creek, with the one closest to Knight Creek listed first.
- Norton Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norton Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Summit
- Petrolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inavale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Inavale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inavale
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nile is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knight Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knight Creek.
Newspapers Published in Knight Creek ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knight Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knight Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knight Creek.
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 Knight Creek:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Potter County
- Tioga 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Knight Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Knight Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |