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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 Plato (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 Plato. 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.

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

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Plato)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Ellicottville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bird
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Brooklyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Sugartown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Otto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Great Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Little Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Machias
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Rock City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
      • Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Elkdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Cattaraugus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Rushford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lyons Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Cuba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Black Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Caneadea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Houghton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <2>
    • West Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
    • Oramel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oramel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Belfast
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hume
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fillmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Cherry Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <2>
    • Parcells Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Kennedy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
    • Ivory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Sinclairville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Springville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Morton Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Wyandale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Footes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
      • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Boston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Protection
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Protection have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Dutchtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Holland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Patchin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • North Collins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Eden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Arcade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Java Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Java
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
    • Pike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
    • Tuna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Foster Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Derrick City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dallas City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Sawyer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Duke Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
      • Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Custer City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
      • Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Eldred
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Plato ...

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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plato.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plato, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plato.

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 websites either 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 Plato:

Cemeteries Near Plato ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plato.

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

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

  • Plato Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plato Cemetery
  • Maples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
  • Ashford Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
  • Eddyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Bryant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Niles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Street Cemetery
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
    • East Otto Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Otto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Otto Cemetery
    • Willson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

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

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

  • Ashford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Eddyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • West Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
    • West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Ellicottville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Devereaux
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devereaux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
    • Devereaux is located in Cattaraugus County
  • East Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otto
    • East Otto is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Bird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Riceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elkdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cadiz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Machias Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
      • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Machias
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plato. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Plato) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plato. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3515, Longitude: -78.6711       In this case, the coordinates for Plato have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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