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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 Pope (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 Pope. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pope is located in Cattaraugus County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may 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 Pope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pope:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Pope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
    • Conewango
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Axeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • East Randolph
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Randolph
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Napoli
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Leon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cattaraugus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Elkdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Onoville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
    • Kennedy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Poland Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • Ivory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Falconer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Gerry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Frewsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinclairville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Celoron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fluvanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
    • Morton Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Shirley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Brant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Farnham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Springville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
    • Pontiac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Angola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
    • Tuna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
    • Bradford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
    • Custer City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Degolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
    • Derrick City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Sawyer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
    • Dallas City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
    • Lewis Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
    • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • Putnamville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
    • Big Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • East Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
    • Hemlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • Stoneham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Irvine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Bear Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pope.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pope - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rutledge Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Randolph.
    • The Randolph Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Randolph Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253726 <2>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Amish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Axeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Clear Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sample Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Napoli Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Amish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeon Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Treat Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat Cemetery
      • The Treat Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Leon Center Cemetery
      • Leon Union Cemetery
      • Treat Memorial Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66536 <2>

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.<3>

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

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

  • Conewango
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
  • Clear Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Randolph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Randolph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
  • Conewango Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterboro is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Napoli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
  • Leon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ellington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poland Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
  • Cherry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Steamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Albion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Leon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Leon is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leon

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

Newspapers Published in Pope ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pope, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pope.

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 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 Pope:

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 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.
<3>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 Pope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.