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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 Watts Flats (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 Watts Flats. 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 Watts Flats ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Watts Flats: Watts Flts.
  • While the name of this community is Watts Flats, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Watts Flats may originally have been Watt's Flats.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Watts Flats might be written as Watt Flats.

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 southwest 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 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Watts Flats)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Flats, with the one closest to Watts Flats listed first.
    • Niobe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
    • Busti
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
    • Quigley Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
      • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
    • Lakewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Greenhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bemus Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point
      • Bemus Point is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bemus Point <2>
    • Phillips Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
      • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Celoron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
      • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <2>
    • North Clymer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Clymer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
      • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Flats, with the one closest to Watts Flats listed first.
    • Onoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Randolph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Conewango
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • East Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Axeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • South Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Flats, with the one closest to Watts Flats listed first.
    • Spartansburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartansburg
      • Spartansburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartansburg <2>
    • Vrooman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vrooman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
      • Vrooman is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Canadohta Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadohta Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
      • Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Riceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Lincolnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincolnville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Rootville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rootville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
      • Rootville is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Tryonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
      • Tryonville is located in Crawford County (PA)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Flats, with the one closest to Watts Flats listed first.
    • Corry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <2>
    • Beaver Dam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Elgin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Wattsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
      • Wattsburg is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <2>
    • Arbuckle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbuckle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Hornby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hornby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
    • North East
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Union City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
    • Phillipsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Freeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Mill Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Waterford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Forest County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Flats, with the one closest to Watts Flats listed first.
    • Fagundus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County (PA)
    • Trunkeyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trunkeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County (PA)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Flats, with the one closest to Watts Flats listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <2>
    • Bear Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Columbus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Putnamville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Colza
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Pittsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Irvine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Spring Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
    • East Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
      • East Branch is located in Warren County (PA)
    • East Warren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
      • East Warren is located in Warren County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Watts Flats ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watts Flats.

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

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

  • Blockville Union Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blockville Union Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blockville Union Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellman Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillotson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wintergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnpike Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnpike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnpike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Panama Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panama Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panama Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knapp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Town Line Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Open Meadows Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Open Meadows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Open Meadows 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Watts Flats had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Blockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockville
    • Blockville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Boomertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
    • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Ashville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Panama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
  • Bear Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <2>
  • Lottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Busti
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
    • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffiths
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffiths have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths
    • Griffiths is located in Chautauqua County
  • Driftwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
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    • Belleview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Colburns
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colburns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburns
      • Colburns is located in Chautauqua County
    • Fluvanna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County

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

Newspapers Published in Watts Flats ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watts Flats.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watts Flats, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watts Flats.

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 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 Watts Flats:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watts Flats. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Watts Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watts Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0373, Longitude: -79.4120       In this case, the coordinates for Watts Flats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Watts Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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