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 Windom (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 Windom. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Windom is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Windom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windom:
- Erie County (The home county of Windom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Blasdell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Webster Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Corners
- Webster Corners has also been known as:
- Websters Corners
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- West Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lackawanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Scranton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Bay View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bay View is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Ellicott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellicott is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
- Athol Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cattaraugus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Gowanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Perrysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delevan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Cottage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Otto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Machias
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Irving
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parcells Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wango is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Corfu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Sawens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Indian Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Basom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Alabama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Brookville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Bushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Ridgewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Park Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- North Tonawanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Hoffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Wurlitzer Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Johnsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Bergholtz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Black Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
- Pendleton Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rapids is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
- Raymond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Niagara Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Folsomdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Harris Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Java Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Curriers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curriers is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
- Java Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Java
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Varysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smiths Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
- Bliss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windom, see our County-by-County Page for Windom.
Cemeteries Near Windom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windom.
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 Windom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Sheldon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angle Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prospect Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Mols Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Griffins Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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, Windom had no post office or railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Big Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Blasdell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Webster Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Corners
- Webster Corners has also been known as:
- Websters Corners
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- West Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bay View is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Athol Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellicott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellicott is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
- Clover Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Seneca is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Seneca
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Gardenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windom.
Newspapers Published in Windom ...
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 329 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windom, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windom.
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 Windom:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua County
- Genesee County
- Niagara County
- Wyoming 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 Windom, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Windom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |