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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 Riceville (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 Riceville. 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 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.

Riceville is located in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Riceville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
    • Machias
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bird
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Brooklyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Delevan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
    • Elton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Yorkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Eddyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Ellicottville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Franklinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <1>
    • Otto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Great Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cattaraugus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
    • Rushford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Caneadea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Houghton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <1>
    • Cuba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Hume
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Oramel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oramel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Fillmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Belfast
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wiscoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiscoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • West Clarksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
    • Parcells Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Cherry Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <1>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
    • Springville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <1>
    • Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Footes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
      • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Morton Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Wyandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Protection
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Protection have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Dutchtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Patchin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • North Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
    • Jewettville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
    • North Collins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
      • North Collins is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <1>
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
    • Arcade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Java Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Java
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
    • Pike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harris Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • Johnsonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
    • East Koy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Koy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Varysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Folsomdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Gainesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
  • McKean County (PA)
    • Tuna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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)

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

Newspapers Published in Riceville ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riceville.

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 Riceville:

Cemeteries Near Riceville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceville.

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

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

  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riceville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209513 <4>
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Corners Cemetery
  • Schwartz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashford Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franktown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franktown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franktown Cemetery
  • Plato Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plato Cemetery
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (264 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riceville had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • West Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
    • West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Springville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <1>
  • Bird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Machias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Devereaux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devereaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
    • Devereaux is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Machias Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
    • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
  • East Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
    • East Concord is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Concord <1>
  • East Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otto
    • East Otto is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Ashford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Sardinia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
    • Sardinia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <1>
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Erie County
  • Elton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Yorkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Morton Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Eddyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County

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

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4426, Longitude: -78.6147       In this case, the coordinates for Riceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Riceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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