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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 Persia (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 Persia. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Persia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Persia, with the one closest to Persia listed first.
    • Otto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gowanda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cattaraugus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Cottage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottage
      • From Persia to Cottage
    • Perrysburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • South Dayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eddyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eddyville
      • From Persia to Eddyville
    • Axeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Conewango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Randolph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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 Persia to East Randolph
  • Chautauqua County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Persia, with the one closest to Persia listed first.
    • Morton Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shirley
      • From Persia to Shirley
    • Brant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North Collins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Springville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <1>
    • Farnham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Erie Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Persia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Persia.

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

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

  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Snyder Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jolls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls of the Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Markham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kendell Flats Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendell Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendell Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broadway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower New Albion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower New Albion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower New Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rumsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Otto Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Otto Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Otto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Persia had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Wesley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • East Leon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leon
    • East Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Dayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Markhams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markhams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markhams
    • Markhams is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Cattaraugus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gowanda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albion
    • New Albion is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albion <1>
  • Perrysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Cottage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cottage
    • From Persia to Cottage
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Collins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <1>
    • Collins Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Center
      • Collins Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins Center <1>
    • Nashville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville 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 Persia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Persia.

Newspapers Published in Persia ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Persia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Persia, 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 Persia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Persia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Persia. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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 Persia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Persia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Persia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3841, Longitude: -78.9363       In this case, the coordinates for Persia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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