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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 Towerville (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 Towerville. 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.

Towerville is located in Chautauqua County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Towerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Towerville:

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Towerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towerville, with the one closest to Towerville listed first.
    • South Stockton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Gerry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sinclairville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ross Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Bemus Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
      • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <1>
    • Phillips Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Greenhurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maple Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
      • Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <1>
    • Celoron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
      • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <1>
    • Lakewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Falconer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
      • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <1>
    • Quigley Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
    • Ashville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towerville, with the one closest to Towerville listed first.
    • Conewango
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • South Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Axeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • East Randolph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Onoville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Persia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Perrysburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <1>
    • Cattaraugus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
      • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <1>
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Little Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gowanda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towerville, with the one closest to Towerville listed first.
    • Farnham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
      • Farnham is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <1>
    • Brant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Erie Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towerville, with the one closest to Towerville listed first.
    • Corry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Freeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
    • North East
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
      • North East is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <1>
    • Wattsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
      • Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <1>
    • Hornby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Beaver Dam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towerville, with the one closest to Towerville listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
    • Bear Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnamville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Colza
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
    • East Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Pittsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • Hemlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
    • West Spring Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)

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

Newspapers Published in Towerville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Towerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Towerville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Towerville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Towerville:

Cemeteries Near Towerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Towerville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Red Bird Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bird Cemetery
  • Gerry Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Village Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemus Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemus Point Cemetery
  • Ross Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Mills Cemetery
  • Gerry Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerry Hill Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Bentley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • South Stockton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Gerry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinclairville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centralia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Moons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
  • Bayview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
  • Bemus Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
    • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <1>
  • Phillips Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Colburns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colburns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
  • Belleview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
  • Ross Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Stow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Stow is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Driftwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
      • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
    • Griffiths
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffiths have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
      • Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
    • Greenhurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 from Point A (ie- Towerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Towerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2087, Longitude: -79.2953       In this case, the coordinates for Towerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Towerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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