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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Riceville 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 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)
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Brooklyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Delevan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • 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)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Yorkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Eddyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Ellicottville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Franklinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
    • Great Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cattaraugus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
    • Fairview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • 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)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Caneadea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Houghton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cuba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • 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)
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
    • 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)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • West Clarksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
  • 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)
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
    • Wango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
    • Cherry Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Irving
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • 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)
    • Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Footes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Footes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
    • Morton Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Wyandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Protection
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Protection is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Dutchtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • 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)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • Shirley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • West Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • North Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
  • 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)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bliss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Java
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Pike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harris Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Hardys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • Johnsonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • East Koy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Varysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McKean County (PA)
    • Tuna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna

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

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 Riceville - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
    • St. Johns RC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65989 <2>
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
  • Plato Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<3>

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)
    • West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
  • Springville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Machias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Devereaux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Devereaux is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
  • Machias Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
  • East Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Otto is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otto
  • Ashford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Sardinia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Elton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Yorkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Morton Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Eddyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville

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.

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]<4>. 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 first turn to 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 Riceville:

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 Riceville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.