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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 Short Tract (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 Short Tract. 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.

Short Tract is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).

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

  • Allegany County     (The home county of Short Tract)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • Wiscoy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • West Allen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
    • Fillmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hume
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aristotle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
    • Houghton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Swain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Caneadea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oramel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
    • Garwoods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Belfast
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Angelica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • Abbotts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
    • Elton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Delevan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Franklinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Yorkshire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Ischua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
    • Machias
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bird
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • Dutchtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Protection
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Protection is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Holland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Linden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • Dalton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lewis is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Nunda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
    • Woodsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
    • Cumminsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Dansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kysorville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
    • West Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
    • Groveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pine Tavern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
    • Leicester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
  • Ontario County
    • West Canadice Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • Arkport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Hornell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Stephens Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
    • Hornell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Haskinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Wayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jobs Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
    • Canisteo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohocton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Howard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Adrian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Adrian is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short Tract, with the one closest to Short Tract listed first.
    • East Koy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Pike
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Castile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Silver Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • Bliss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Smiths Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Perry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Perry Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Short Tract ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short Tract.

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 Short Tract - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Short Tract Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • German Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weaver Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Basswood Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiscoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Caneadea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewer Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (355 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 Short Tract had a population of 528 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rossburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wiscoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • West Allen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Allen is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
  • Fillmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birdsall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdsall is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsall
  • Dalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mills Mills is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Mills
  • Hume
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Houghton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aristotle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
  • Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grove is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Rosses
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosses is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • East Koy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Caneadea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oramel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel

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

Newspapers Published in Short Tract ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Short Tract.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Short Tract, 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 Short Tract.

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 Short Tract:

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 Short Tract, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Short Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.