Our Genealogy Helper
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 Red House (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 Red House. 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.
Red House 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 Red House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red House:
- Cattaraugus County (The home county of Red House)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Salamanca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Kill Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Elkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Napoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Elko ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Little Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
- East Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Little Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peth is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peth
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Bowler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Lyons Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Ivory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Kennedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poland Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Frewsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falconer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kiantone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Ross Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gerry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Celoron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Busti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Fluvanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Morton Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morton Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
- Springville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wyandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wyandale is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Tuna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Degolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Derrick City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Sawyer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Custer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Lewis Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Aiken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- East Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Clarendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roystone is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Saybrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Irvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red House, see our County-by-County Page for Red House.
Cemeteries Near Red House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red House.
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 Red House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellicott Street Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kill Buck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Napoli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Napoli Cemetery
- The South Napoli Cemetery has also been known as:
- Napoli Cemetery
- Napoli Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65402 <2>
- Annis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Little Valley Rural Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Red House had a population of 277 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red House, with the one closest to Red House listed first.
- Shongo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shongo is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Salamanca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kill Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elko ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- South Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Elkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Napoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- East Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Irvine Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irvine Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine Mills
- Little Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red House. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red House.
Newspapers Published in Red House ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red House, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red House.
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 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 Red House:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cattaraugus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Chautauqua County
- Erie County
- McKean County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Red House, 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 from Point A (ie- Red House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |