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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 Poland Center (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 Poland Center. 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 Poland Center ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Poland Center: Poland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Poland Cen., Poland Cent. or Poland Cntr.)

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 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.

Poland Center is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Poland Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland Center, with the one closest to Poland Center listed first.
    • Kennedy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Falconer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
      • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <1>
    • Ivory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
    • Frewsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ross Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kiantone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
      • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
    • Celoron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
      • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <1>
    • Greenhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Busti
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
    • Lakewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland Center, with the one closest to Poland Center listed first.
    • Randolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Conewango
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • East Randolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Onoville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Axeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • South Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cattaraugus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Little Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Persia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Salamanca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
      • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <1>
  • Erie County (PA)
    • Corry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland Center, with the one closest to Poland Center listed first.
    • Tuna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Bradford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Custer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
      • Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Lewis Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Derrick City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland Center, with the one closest to Poland Center listed first.
    • Putnamville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Sugar Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • East Warren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Hemlock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Irvine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Clarendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Poland Center ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poland Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poland Center, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poland Center.

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 Poland Center:

Cemeteries Near Poland Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poland Center.

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

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

  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Levant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
  • Ivory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivory Cemetery
  • Sample Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Ross Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Mills Cemetery
    • Holy Sepulchre 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Poland Center had a population of 152 people in 1895 with no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Kennedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Falconer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
    • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <1>
  • Waterboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
    • Waterboro is located in Chautauqua County
  • Frewsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ellington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Ellington is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <1>
  • Ross Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Randolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Conewango Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conewango Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango Valley
    • Conewango Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conewango Valley <1>
  • Gerry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kiantone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
    • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Conewango
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Fluvanna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
    • Fentonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentonville
      • Fentonville 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 Poland Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poland Center.

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.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>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 from Point A (ie- Poland Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1353, Longitude: -79.1239       In this case, the coordinates for Poland Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Poland Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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