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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 Onoville (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 Onoville. 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 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.

Onoville is located in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Onoville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Onoville:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Onoville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onoville, with the one closest to Onoville listed first.
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elko
      • From Onoville to Elko
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
      • From Onoville to Quaker Bridge
    • East Randolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Onoville to East Randolph
    • Randolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Conewango
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Ireland
      • From Onoville to New Ireland
    • Axeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Salamanca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrollton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrollton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrollton
      • From Onoville to Carrollton
    • Limestone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kill Buck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chautauqua County
  • Elk County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onoville, with the one closest to Onoville listed first.
    • Windy City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County (PA)
    • James City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <2>
  • Forest County (PA)
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onoville, with the one closest to Onoville listed first.
    • Bradford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Foster Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tuna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tuna
      • From Onoville to Tuna
    • Custer City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <2>
    • Degolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
      • Lewis Run is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <2>
    • Derrick City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Big Shanty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Shanty
      • From Onoville to Big Shanty
    • Westline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Aiken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aiken
      • From Onoville to Aiken
    • Allen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Onoville, with the one closest to Onoville listed first.
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Hemlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Putnamville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stoneham
      • From Onoville to Stoneham
    • Clarendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <2>
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roystone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roystone
      • From Onoville to Roystone
    • Saybrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saybrook
      • From Onoville to Saybrook

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

Cemeteries Near Onoville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onoville.

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 Onoville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • South Valley Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview - Corydon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oldtown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seven Dolors Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Dolors Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Dolors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steamburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivory Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fentonville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fentonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fentonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sample Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Myrtle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Onoville had a population of 160 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Corydon ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Corydon is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Elko ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Elko has also been known as:
    • Wolf Run
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elko
    • From Onoville to Elko
  • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
    • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
    • Tunesassa
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quaker Bridge
    • From Onoville to Quaker Bridge
  • Cornplanter ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornplanter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
    • Cornplanter is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Steamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
    • Steamburg is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamburg <2>
  • Cold Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Fentonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentonville
    • Fentonville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Scandia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
    • Scandia is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stickney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
    • Stickney is located in McKean County (PA)
  • East Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1>
    • 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 Onoville to East Randolph
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Frewsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Russell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
    • Red House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
      • Red House is located in Cattaraugus County

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

Newspapers Published in Onoville ...

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 Onoville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Onoville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Onoville.

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 Onoville:

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Onoville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Onoville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Onoville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0298, Longitude: -78.9701    









 

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