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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 Moons (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 Moons. 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 hospitals and 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.

Moons is located in Chautauqua County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Moons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moons:

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Moons)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons, with the one closest to Moons listed first.
    • South Stockton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sinclairville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassadaga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gerry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wooglin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <1>
    • Ross Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bemus Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
      • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <1>
    • Phillips Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartfield
      • From Moons to Hartfield
    • Brocton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
      • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <1>
    • Belleview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belleview
      • From Moons to Belleview
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons, with the one closest to Moons listed first.
    • Conewango
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottage
      • From Moons to Cottage
    • Axeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Persia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Persia
      • From Moons to Persia
    • Perrysburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <1>
    • East Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Randolph
      • From Moons to East Randolph
    • Cattaraugus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
      • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <1>
    • Gowanda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Otto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Onoville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moons, with the one closest to Moons listed first.
    • Farnham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
      • Farnham is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <1>
    • Brant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Erie Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
    • Angola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Collins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
      • North Collins is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <1>
    • Pontiac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shirley
      • From Moons to Shirley
  • Erie County (PA)
  • Warren County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Moons ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moons.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cassadaga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassadaga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassadaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charlotte Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luce Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luce Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bachelor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachelor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachelor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Gerry Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gerry Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Burnham Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnham Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnham Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moons had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • South Stockton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sinclairville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centralia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Burnhams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
    • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
  • Charlotte Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Center
    • Charlotte Center is located in Chautauqua County
  • Stockton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
  • Lily Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Dale
    • Lily Dale is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lily Dale <1>
  • Cassadaga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gerry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Griswold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Griswold is located in Chautauqua County
  • Shumla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumla
    • Shumla is located in Chautauqua County
  • Wooglin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Dewittville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewittville
      • Dewittville is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewittville <1>
    • Maple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County

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

Newspapers Published in Moons ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moons.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moons, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moons.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Moons:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2838, Longitude: -79.2958       In this case, the coordinates for Moons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Moons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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