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 Shawnee (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 Shawnee. 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.
Shawnee is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Shawnee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawnee:
- Niagara County (The home county of Shawnee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Pendleton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Saint Johnsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Lockport Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Hoffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Wurlitzer Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bergholtz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Dickersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
- North Tonawanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Black Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Tonawanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Getzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swormville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grandyle Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
- Kenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wolcottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Clarence Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Harris Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Bowmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Alabama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Basom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Corfu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- North Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Oakfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sawens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Ridgewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Griswold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Bushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Jeddo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lakewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyndonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- West Barre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Kenyonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Wyoming County
- Folsomdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shawnee, see our County-by-County Page for Shawnee.
Cemeteries Near Shawnee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawnee.
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 Shawnee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shawnee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Wheatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friedens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shawnee had a population of 157 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawnee, with the one closest to Shawnee listed first.
- Mapleton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Sanborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Beach Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
- Pendleton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Bergholtz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Hoffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Lockport Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wendelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Ridge is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- North Tonawanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawnee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawnee.
Newspapers Published in Shawnee ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawnee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawnee, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawnee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shawnee:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Niagara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Shawnee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Shawnee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |