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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 Victoria (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 Victoria. 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 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Victoria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Bemus Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bayview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Phillips Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
    • Maple Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quigley Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
    • Stedman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Ashville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Stebbins Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
    • Greenhurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Panama
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Conewango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • South Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Axeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • East Randolph
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Cottage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Napoli
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Cold Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • Spartansburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Corry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Freeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wattsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • 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
    • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Phillipsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Union City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
    • Wesleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Bear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    • Colza
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Putnamville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Youngsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Garland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • East Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • East Branch is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch

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

Cemeteries Near Victoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victoria.

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 Victoria - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewittville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Panama Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wait's Corners 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.<2>

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

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

  • Stow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bemus Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bayview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Phillips Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Maple Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stedman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Colburns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
  • Chautauqua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dewittville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
  • Ashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Driftwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Panama
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wooglin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin

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

Newspapers Published in Victoria ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victoria, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victoria.

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 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 Victoria:

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>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 Victoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Victoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.