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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 Warsaw (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 Warsaw. 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 doctors 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.

Warsaw is located in Wyoming County and is the County Seat.

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 Wyoming County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee & Livingston.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Warsaw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warsaw.

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

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Warsaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sharp District Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp District Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlton Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Gainesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Gainesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Gainesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Meeting House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dale Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Perry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Perry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Warsaw had a population of 3,120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Warsaw had a population of 3,169 people.

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

  • Oatka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatka
    • Oatka is located in Wyoming County
  • Rock Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
    • Rock Glen is located in Wyoming County
  • Saltvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltvale
    • Saltvale is located in Wyoming County
  • Wethersfield Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wethersfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield Springs
    • Wethersfield Springs is located in Wyoming County
  • Silver Lake Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Junction
    • Silver Lake Junction is located in Wyoming County
  • Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>
  • Silver Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace
    • Chace is located in Wyoming County
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
  • Perry Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Hermitage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
    • La Grange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Wyoming County
    • Hardys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Warsaw ...

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 Warsaw.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Warsaw. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Warsaw and those printed in the larger area surrounding Warsaw.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Warsaw.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Warsaw:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<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 Warsaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Warsaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warsaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7402, Longitude: -78.1326    









 

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