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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 Wiscoy (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 Wiscoy. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Wiscoy is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Cattaraugus, Livingston, Steuben, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Potter (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Wiscoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wiscoy:

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

Cemeteries Near Wiscoy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiscoy.

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

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

  • Wiscoy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiscoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiscoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Koy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Koy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Koy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hume Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Short Tract Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pennycook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Portageville Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portageville Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portageville Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Portageville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portageville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portageville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pennycook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennycook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennycook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Dole Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Weaver Settlement Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wiscoy had a population of 227 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rossburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossburg <1>
  • Mills Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Mills
    • Mills Mills is located in Allegany County
  • East Koy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Koy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Koy
    • From Wiscoy to East Koy
  • Hume
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Tract
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Tract have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Tract
    • Short Tract is located in Allegany County
  • Portageville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
    • Portageville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <1>
  • Pike
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Lamont is located in Wyoming County
  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Lewis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Livingston County
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
    • Caneadea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Wiscoy ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiscoy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiscoy, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiscoy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wiscoy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiscoy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Wiscoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wiscoy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wiscoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5032, Longitude: -78.0813       In this case, the coordinates for Wiscoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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