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 Stow (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 Stow. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Stow 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 Stow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stow:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Stow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.
- Bemus Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phillips Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Bayview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Quigley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Maple Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Stedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Ashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fluvanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Stebbins Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
- Celoron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.
- Conewango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Axeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- East Randolph
(23 miles [37 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
- Onoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Cottage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Napoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Cold Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Elko ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Persia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Crawford County (PA)
- Spartansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.
- Corry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North East
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Wattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Arbuckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Phillipsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Colza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Youngsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Irvine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stow, see our County-by-County Page for Stow.
Cemeteries Near Stow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stow.
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 Stow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.
- Bemus Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Open Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prendergast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blockville Union Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bentley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Panama Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Wellman Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dewittville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stow had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stow, with the one closest to Stow listed first.
- Bemus Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phillips Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Bayview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Maple Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colburns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
- Belleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Stedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Ashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Driftwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Griffiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
- Chautauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boomertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stow.
Newspapers Published in Stow ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stow, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stow:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |