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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 Ransomville (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 Ransomville. 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 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.

Ransomville is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Ransomville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ransomville, with the one closest to Ransomville listed first.
    • Porter Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
      • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
    • Dickersonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
      • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
    • Harrison Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove
      • Harrison Grove is located in Niagara County
    • Roosevelt Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
      • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
    • Model City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
      • Model City is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <2>
    • Wilson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <2>
    • Youngstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <2>
    • Warrens Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Colonial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
    • Coomer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Lewiston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Lockport Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Varsity Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
      • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ransomville, with the one closest to Ransomville listed first.
    • Tonawanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Grandyle Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
    • Getzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swormville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Amherst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
    • Kenmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Clarence Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <2>
    • Williamsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
    • Harris Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cheektowaga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ransomville, with the one closest to Ransomville listed first.
    • Amherst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Alabama
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ransomville, with the one closest to Ransomville listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Lyndonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Medina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Shadigee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ransomville ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ransomville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ransomville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ransomville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ransomville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Ransomville.

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 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 Ransomville:

Cemeteries Near Ransomville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ransomville.

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

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Halsted Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsted Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsted Cemetery
  • Dickersonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ridge Cemetery
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
  • Molyneaux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molyneaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molyneaux Cemetery
  • Towers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towers Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery of Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ransomville had a population of 462 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pekin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Niagara County
  • North Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
    • North Ridge is located in Niagara County
  • South Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilson
    • South Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <2>
  • Youngstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <2>
  • Sanborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Sanborn is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>
  • Warrens Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
  • East Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilson
    • East Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Shawnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
  • Hickory Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Coomer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bergholtz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergholtz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
    • Mapleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County

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

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Ransomville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ransomville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2385, Longitude: -78.9096    
<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 Ransomville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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