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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 Shorelands (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 Shorelands. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Shorelands is located in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Shorelands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorelands, with the one closest to Shorelands listed first.
    • Wooglin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Hartfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Mayville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Maple Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stedman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Bayview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Stebbins Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
    • South Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bemus Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bournes Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
    • Phillips Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorelands, with the one closest to Shorelands listed first.
    • Conewango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • South Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Leon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cottage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Axeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • East Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Perrysburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Persia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Napoli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Onoville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Gowanda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
  • Erie County
    • Farnham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorelands, with the one closest to Shorelands listed first.
    • Freeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hornby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • Corry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Wattsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Beaver Dam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Arbuckle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Elgin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Wesleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shorelands, with the one closest to Shorelands listed first.
    • Bear Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Columbus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Colza
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Putnamville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • West Spring Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • Youngsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Irvine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Shorelands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shorelands.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shorelands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dewittville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Bemus Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

While we didn't find Shorelands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shorelands.

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

  • Wooglin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
  • Dewittville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mayville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hartfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Chautauqua
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Stedman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Bayview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Stow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bemus Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Shorelands ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorelands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shorelands, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shorelands.

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 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 Shorelands:

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 Shorelands, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shorelands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.