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 Nottingham Estates (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 Nottingham Estates. 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 Nottingham Estates ...
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 Nottingham Estates: Nottingham Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Nottingham Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nottingham Estates.
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 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.
Nottingham Estates is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Nottingham Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nottingham Estates:
- Niagara County (The home county of Nottingham Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Lockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gasport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wrights Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- South Lockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dysinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Reynales Basin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Corwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Lockport Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Warrens Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Wolcottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Swormville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Clarence Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Getzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Bowmansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tonawanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Looneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Crittenden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Alabama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Basom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Wheatville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Indian Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Corfu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Oakfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Sawens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Bushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Griswold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Jeddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lakewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyndonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- West Barre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Eagle Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Kenyonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gaines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kuckville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- South Barre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Folsomdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nottingham Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Nottingham Estates.
Cemeteries Near Nottingham Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nottingham Estates.
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 Nottingham Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nottingham Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orangeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stahler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wright's Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Nottingham Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nottingham Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nottingham Estates, with the one closest to Nottingham Estates listed first.
- Lockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orangeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeport
- McNalls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McNalls is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNalls
- Gasport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wrights Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Dysinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Lockport Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Reynales Basin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warrens Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Millersport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millersport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nottingham Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nottingham Estates.
Newspapers Published in Nottingham Estates ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nottingham Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nottingham Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nottingham Estates.
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 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 Nottingham Estates:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Niagara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nottingham Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nottingham Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |