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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 Town Line (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 Town Line. 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 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.

Town Line is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Town Line)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Line, with the one closest to Town Line listed first.
    • Looneyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Alden Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Alden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Williston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elma Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
      • Elma Center is located in Erie County
    • Crittenden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crittenden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <2>
    • Porterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Erie County
    • Blossom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
      • Blossom is located in Erie County
    • Depew
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Billington Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Line, with the one closest to Town Line listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Delevan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <2>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Line, with the one closest to Town Line listed first.
    • Corfu
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Griswold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
    • Sawens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Indian Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Alexander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alabama
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Bushville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Ridgewood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
    • Brookville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Line, with the one closest to Town Line listed first.
    • Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • Raymond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • Dysinger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Park Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Hoffman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • North Tonawanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Pendleton Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • South Lockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurlitzer Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurlitzer Park Village
      • Wurlitzer Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lockport Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Line, with the one closest to Town Line listed first.
    • Lakewood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • West Barre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Jeddo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Eagle Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Line, with the one closest to Town Line listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Harris Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
    • Attica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Java Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Varysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
    • North Java
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Java Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Curriers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Smiths Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
    • Warsaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Town Line ...

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 294 newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Line.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Town Line, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Town Line.

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 Town Line:

Cemeteries Near Town Line ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Town Line.

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 Town Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustines Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
  • Alden Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Alden Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alden Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Town Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355878 <4>
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alden Center.
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist RC Church Ceemtery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168347 <4>
  • Marilla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marilla Cemetery
  • John Wolf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wolf Cemetery
  • Powers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (378 more) ...
    • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Halter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halter 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Town Line had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Looneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
  • West Alden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alden
    • West Alden is located in Erie County
  • Marilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
    • Marilla is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marilla <2>
  • Alden Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Alden Center is located in Erie County
  • Wende
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wende have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wende
    • Wende is located in Erie County
  • Millgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
    • Millgrove is located in Erie County
  • East Lancaster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lancaster
    • East Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Elma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elma Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
    • Elma Center is located in Erie County
  • East Elma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Elma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elma
    • East Elma is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Williston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Newstead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newstead
      • South Newstead is located in Erie County
    • Clarence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>

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

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Town Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8906, Longitude: -78.5778       In this case, the coordinates for Town Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Town Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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