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 Shooktown (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 Shooktown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shooktown 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 Shooktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shooktown:
- Niagara County (The home county of Shooktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Dysinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- Wrights Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Lockport Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Gasport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Ridgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reynales Basin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Pendleton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Wolcottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Swormville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Clarence Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Getzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akron Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tonawanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Alabama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Basom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Indian Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Corfu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Oakfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Sawens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Bushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Jeddo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lyndonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Barre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Shadigee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- Eagle Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Kenyonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gaines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kuckville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- South Barre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Folsomdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shooktown, see our County-by-County Page for Shooktown.
Cemeteries Near Shooktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shooktown.
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 Shooktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shooktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Stahler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orangeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Shooktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shooktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shooktown, with the one closest to Shooktown listed first.
- Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Dysinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
- McNalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McNalls is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNalls
- Orangeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeport is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeport
- Hickory Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lockport Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Wrights Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Millersport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millersport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
- Gasport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pendleton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Reynales Basin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
- Warrens Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shooktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shooktown.
Newspapers Published in Shooktown ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shooktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shooktown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shooktown.
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 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 Shooktown:
- 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shooktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Shooktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |