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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 Van Buren Bay (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 Van Buren Bay. 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Van Buren Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren Bay, with the one closest to Van Buren Bay listed first.
    • Fredonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunkirk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>
    • Brocton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
      • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <1>
    • Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cassadaga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bournes Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
      • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
    • Forestville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <1>
    • Silver Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <1>
    • Hartfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Wooglin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Mayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <1>
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren Bay, with the one closest to Van Buren Bay listed first.
    • South Dayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Perrysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Gowanda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Persia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Conewango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Axeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Cattaraugus
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • East Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren Bay, with the one closest to Van Buren Bay listed first.
    • Farnham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
    • Angola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • North Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
      • North Collins is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <1>
    • Pontiac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Buren Bay, with the one closest to Van Buren Bay listed first.
    • Freeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
    • North East
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Van Buren Bay ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Buren Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Buren Bay, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Buren Bay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Van Buren Bay:

Cemeteries Near Van Buren Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Buren Bay.

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 Van Buren Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West Main Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Main Street Cemetery
  • Webster Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Road Cemetery
  • Willowbrook Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willowbrook Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willowbrook Park Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Hedwigs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hedwigs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hedwigs Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkirk Cemetery
    • Old German Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Pecor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecor Cemetery
  • Laona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laona Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hyacinth's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Bachelor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachelor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachelor 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>

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

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

  • Fredonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brocton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
    • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <1>
  • Dunkirk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>
  • Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
    • Laona is located in Chautauqua County
  • Lily Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Dale
    • Lily Dale is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lily Dale <1>
  • Shumla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumla
    • Shumla is located in Chautauqua County
  • Burnhams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
    • Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
  • Cassadaga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
  • Arkwright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
    • Arkwright is located in Chautauqua County
  • Sheridan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Griswold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Chautauqua County
    • Forestville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Buren Bay. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Van Buren Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Buren Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4503, Longitude: -79.4064       In this case, the coordinates for Van Buren Bay 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 Van Buren Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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