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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 Steamburg (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 Steamburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Steamburg 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 Steamburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steamburg:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Steamburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steamburg, with the one closest to Steamburg listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • East Randolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Napoli
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Onoville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Salamanca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Axeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Elkdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Kill Buck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conewango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steamburg, with the one closest to Steamburg listed first.
    • Ivory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Kennedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Poland Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • Frewsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Falconer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kiantone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
    • Ross Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Gerry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Celoron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fluvanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Busti
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steamburg, with the one closest to Steamburg listed first.
    • Morton Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Springville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steamburg, with the one closest to Steamburg listed first.
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
    • Foster Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
    • Degolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
    • Custer City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Derrick City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Sawyer City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
    • Lewis Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
    • Big Shanty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Aiken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Aiken is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steamburg, with the one closest to Steamburg listed first.
    • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
    • Big Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Hemlock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Putnamville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • East Warren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
    • Warren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • Stoneham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roystone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Roystone is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
    • Saybrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saybrook is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook

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

Cemeteries Near Steamburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steamburg.

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

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

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

  • Steamburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oldtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Randolph.
    • The Randolph Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Randolph Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253726 <2>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Napoli Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Valley Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sample Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Axeville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Steamburg had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
    • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
    • Tunesassa
  • East Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
  • Elko ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Elko has also been known as:
    • Wolf Run
  • Red House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Red House is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Onoville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
  • Shongo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shongo is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
  • Napoli
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
  • Corydon ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Corydon is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Waterboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterboro is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Salamanca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Elkdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Kennedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cornplanter ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cornplanter is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter

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

Newspapers Published in Steamburg ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steamburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steamburg, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steamburg.

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 either 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 Steamburg:

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