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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 Niets Crest (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 Niets Crest. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Niets Crest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Niets Crest, with the one closest to Niets Crest 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
    • Ashville
      (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bemus Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fluvanna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Greenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bayview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Celoron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Panama
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Niets Crest, with the one closest to Niets Crest 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)
    • East Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • 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 northeast)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • South Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • 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
    • 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 Niets Crest, with the one closest to Niets Crest 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 Niets Crest, with the one closest to Niets Crest 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 west)
    • 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
    • North East
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Hornby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • Arbuckle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Phillipsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Union City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Niets Crest, with the one closest to Niets Crest listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Youngsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Spring Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • Garland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • East Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Niets Crest, see our County-by-County Page for Niets Crest.

Cemeteries Near Niets Crest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Niets Crest.

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 Niets Crest - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Ashville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blockville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
  • Boomertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
  • Belleview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Colburns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
  • Phillips Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Bemus Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • Fluvanna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Greenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bayview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Panama
      (5 miles [8 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 Niets Crest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Niets Crest.

Newspapers Published in Niets Crest ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Niets Crest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Niets Crest, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Niets Crest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Niets Crest:

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- Niets Crest) 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 Niets Crest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.