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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 Long View (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 Long View. 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 Long View ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Long View: Long Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long View.

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

Long View 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 Long View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long View:

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Long View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long View, with the one closest to Long View listed first.
    • Quigley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
    • Belleview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Bemus Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Phillips Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Ashville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fluvanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Maple Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stedman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Panama
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long View, with the one closest to Long View listed first.
    • Conewango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Onoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Axeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • East Randolph
      (23 miles [37 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
    • South Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Napoli
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Cold Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cottage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long View, with the one closest to Long View listed first.
    • Spartansburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vrooman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long View, with the one closest to Long View listed first.
    • Corry
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Beaver Dam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Wattsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Freeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hornby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • Phillipsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Arbuckle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Union City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long View, with the one closest to Long View listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bear Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnamville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Colza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Pittsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Youngsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • West Spring Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • East Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren

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

Cemeteries Near Long View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long View.

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 Long View - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wellman Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Panama Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Prendergast Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Knapp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Colburns
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
  • Stow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ashville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Phillips Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Bemus Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
  • Boomertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
  • Lakewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffiths
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
  • Driftwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Bayview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Greenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Panama
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Long View ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long View, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Long View:

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- Long View) 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 Long View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.