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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 Quigley Park (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 Quigley Park. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Quigley Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quigley Park.

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

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

  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemus Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemus Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Open Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Open Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blockville Union Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blockville Union Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bentley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Panama Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panama Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panama Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wellman Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prendergast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prendergast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...

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 Quigley Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quigley Park.

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

  • Stow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Stow is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <2>
  • Colburns
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colburns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
  • Phillips Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bemus Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
    • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <2>
  • Bayview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
  • Ashville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Belleview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belleview
    • From Quigley Park to Belleview
  • Blockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
    • Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Driftwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boomertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
    • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Lakewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Quigley Park ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quigley Park.

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

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 Quigley Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quigley Park. 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>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>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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quigley Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quigley Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1362, Longitude: -79.3960    
<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 Quigley Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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