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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 Peth (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 Peth. 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 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.

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

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Peth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peth, with the one closest to Peth listed first.
    • Great Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kill Buck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Rock City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Sugartown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugartown
      • From Peth to Sugartown
    • Salamanca
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellicottville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carrollton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrollton
      • From Peth to Carrollton
    • Elkdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Humphrey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Allegany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
      • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <1>
    • Chipmunk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipmunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipmunk
      • From Peth to Chipmunk
  • Allegany County
  • Chautauqua County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peth, with the one closest to Peth listed first.
    • Springville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Morton Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wyandale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Footes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Protection
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Protection
      • From Peth to Protection
    • Shirley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Peth to Shirley
    • Boston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Dutchtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming County
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peth, with the one closest to Peth listed first.
    • Tuna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tuna
      • From Peth to Tuna
    • Derrick City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Foster Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Foster Brook
      • From Peth to Foster Brook
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sawyer City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Dallas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallas City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dallas City
      • From Peth to Dallas City
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Duke Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Custer City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Degolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rixford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peth, with the one closest to Peth listed first.
    • Shinglehouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sharon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
      • East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Sharon
      • From Peth to East Sharon
    • Honeoye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honeoye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Honeoye
      • From Peth to Honeoye
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peth, with the one closest to Peth listed first.
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Peth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peth.

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

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

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.<6>

While we didn't find Peth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peth.

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

  • Great Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kill Buck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Salamanca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrollton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carrollton
    • From Peth to Carrollton
  • Elkdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ellicottville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Carrollton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
    • South Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Humphrey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shongo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
    • Shongo is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Vandalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
    • Vandalia is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Humphrey Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Center
    • Humphrey Center is located in Cattaraugus County
  • South Vandalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vandalia
    • South Vandalia is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Little Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Red House
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
      • Red House is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Irvine Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine Mills
      • Irvine Mills 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 Peth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peth.

Newspapers Published in Peth ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peth, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Peth:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peth. 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>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- Peth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1943, Longitude: -78.6564    
<6>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 Peth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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