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 West Notch (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 West Notch. 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 West Notch ...
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 West Notch: W. Notch
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Notch is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).
Below are the counties that are near West Notch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Notch:
- Allegany County (The home county of West Notch)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Richburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- West Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Little Genesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Portville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Abbotts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Westons Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Ischua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
- Saint Bonaventure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Four Mile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Allegany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Humphrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Franklinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Livingston County
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Rexville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hornell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canisteo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arkport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- East Koy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Pike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McKean County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Myrtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Eldred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larabee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Sartwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Duke Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Port Allegany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rixford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Derrick City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Dallas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas City is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Wrights Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Foster Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Brook is located in McKean County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
- Potter County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Honeoye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- East Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Shinglehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chrystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Coneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Oswayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Genesee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Ellisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Williston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- West Bingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- North Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Notch, see our County-by-County Page for West Notch.
Cemeteries Near West Notch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Notch.
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 West Notch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Notch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dimmick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Utopia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allentown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sortore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- West Genesee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Genesee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Well Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 West Notch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Notch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Notch, with the one closest to West Notch listed first.
- Inavale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Inavale is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inavale
- Nile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nile is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- West Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Obi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Obi is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obi
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Genesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Norton Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norton Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Summit
- South Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Bolivar is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolivar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Notch. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Notch.
Newspapers Published in West Notch ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Notch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Notch, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Notch.
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 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 West Notch:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Livingston County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- McKean County
- Potter 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 West Notch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Notch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |