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 New Albion (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 New Albion. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
New Albion is located in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).
Below are the counties that are near New Albion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Albion:
- Cattaraugus County (The home county of New Albion)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Cattaraugus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Axeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Napoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eddyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- East Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Elkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Conewango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wango is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parcells Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
- Poland Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Ivory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Sinclairville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falconer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Gerry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Morton Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morton Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Wyandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wyandale is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
- Brant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pontiac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pontiac is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Footes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Footes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
- Farnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Erie Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
- Wyoming County
- Arcade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Tuna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Foster Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Derrick City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Degolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Sawyer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Custer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Putnamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Albion, see our County-by-County Page for New Albion.
Cemeteries Near New Albion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Albion.
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 New Albion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Albion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Tug Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lower New Albion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Amish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snyder Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kendell Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Axeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Corners Cemetery
- The Snyder Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malks Cemetery
- Milks Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
- Rich Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65158 <2>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Little Valley Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- The Willson Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hill Cemetery
- Jersey Hollow Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227550 <2>
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Albion had a population of 189 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Cattaraugus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leon
- Napoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Persia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Wesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eddyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Conewango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- East Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Elkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Conewango Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 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 New Albion. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Albion.
Newspapers Published in New Albion ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Albion, 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 New Albion.
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 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 New Albion:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cattaraugus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Erie County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Warren 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 New Albion, 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' (or 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- New Albion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |