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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Waterboro (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 Waterboro. 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Waterboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro, with the one closest to Waterboro listed first.
    • Kennedy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Poland Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • Ivory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Falconer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Cherry Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frewsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sinclairville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Celoron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fluvanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro, with the one closest to Waterboro listed first.
    • Randolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Conewango
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • East Randolph
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Axeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Leon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Napoli
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Cold Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Onoville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • South Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Little Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro, with the one closest to Waterboro listed first.
    • Brant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Morton Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Farnham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • North Collins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shirley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Shirley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Wyandale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro, with the one closest to Waterboro listed first.
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
    • Tuna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuna is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
    • Degolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Degolia is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
    • Custer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Derrick City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Lewis Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawyer City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
    • Dallas City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro, with the one closest to Waterboro listed first.
    • Putnamville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Sugar Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Run ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Run is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
    • East Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
    • Hemlock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • Big Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Lottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Stoneham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Bear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Waterboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterboro.

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

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sample Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Clear Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Randolph.
    • The Randolph Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Randolph Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253726 <2>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Levant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rutledge Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Waterboro had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Kennedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Poland Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
  • Ellington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Conewango Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Conewango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
  • East Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Falconer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
  • Cherry Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frewsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Steamburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Waterboro ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterboro, 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 Waterboro.

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 Waterboro:

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 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.
<3>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 Waterboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Waterboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.