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 Waterman Corner (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 Waterman Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Waterman Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Waterman Corner: Waterman Cor. (or less commonly used: Waterman Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Waterman Corner 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 Waterman Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterman Corner:
- Chautauqua County (The home county of Waterman Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterman Corner, with the one closest to Waterman Corner listed first.
- Maple Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wooglin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
- Bayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- South Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
- Hartfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Bemus Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Stedman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Quigley Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Sinclairville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterman Corner, with the one closest to Waterman Corner listed first.
- Conewango
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- South Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Axeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cottage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- East Randolph
(23 miles [37 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
- Napoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
- Perrysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Persia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Onoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Cattaraugus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Erie County
- Farnham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterman Corner, with the one closest to Waterman Corner listed first.
- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North East
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hornby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Wattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Phillipsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Arbuckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Warren County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterman Corner, with the one closest to Waterman Corner listed first.
- Bear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Colza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Youngsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Irvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- East Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterman Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Waterman Corner.
Cemeteries Near Waterman Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterman Corner.
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 Waterman Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterman Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterman Corner, with the one closest to Waterman Corner listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dewittville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bemus Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prendergast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Stockton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Open Meadows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Waterman Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterman Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterman Corner, with the one closest to Waterman Corner listed first.
- Maple Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dewittville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Centralia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Wooglin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
- Stow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bemus Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
- Hartfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Stedman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
- Phillips Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colburns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
- Moons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterman Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterman Corner.
Newspapers Published in Waterman Corner ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterman Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterman Corner, 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 Waterman Corner.
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 Waterman Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chautauqua County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Erie County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Waterman Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Waterman Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |