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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 Streeters Corners (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 Streeters Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Streeters Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Streeters Corners: Streeters Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Streeters Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Streeters Corners may originally have been Streeter's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Streeters Corners might be written as Streeter Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Streeters Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Streeters Corners, with the one closest to Streeters Corners listed first.
    • Warrens Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Pekin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pleasant Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Ransomville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockport Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Dickersonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
    • Coomer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
    • Lockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Roosevelt Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
    • Corwin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Porter Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
    • Pendleton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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 Streeters Corners, with the one closest to Streeters Corners listed first.
    • Getzville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tonawanda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Swormville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Wolcottsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Grandyle Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
    • Kenmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarence Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Williamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Bowmansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Streeters Corners, with the one closest to Streeters Corners listed first.
    • Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Alabama
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Basom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Wheatville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Corfu
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Oakfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sawens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Streeters Corners, with the one closest to Streeters Corners listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Lakewood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Medina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lyndonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Shadigee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
    • Kenyonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • West Barre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Eagle Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Kuckville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville

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

Cemeteries Near Streeters Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Streeters Corners.

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 Streeters Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Molyneaux Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver Cemetery #1
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomeroy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dickersonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lockport Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<5>

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

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

  • North Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Ridge is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
  • South Wilson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilson
  • Pekin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pekin is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Hickory Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Warrens Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
  • Lockport Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
  • East Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilson
  • Ransomville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanborn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mapleton is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Coomer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wilson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pendleton Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Lockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Streeters Corners ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Streeters Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Streeters Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Streeters Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Streeters Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Streeters Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Streeters Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.