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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 Withey (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 Withey. 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 southeast 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 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.

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

  • Allegany County     (The home county of Withey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withey, with the one closest to Withey listed first.
    • Belmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
    • Phillips Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Angelica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Almond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aristotle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wellsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
    • Friendship
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
    • West Allen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Allen
      • From Withey to West Allen
    • Belfast
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Valley
      • From Withey to Elm Valley
    • Alfred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Alfred is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
      • Alfred has also been known as:
      • Alfred village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <2>
    • Petrolia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withey, with the one closest to Withey listed first.
    • Abbotts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ischua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Portville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
      • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <2>
    • Weston Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <2>
    • Olean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elton
      • From Withey to Elton
    • Allegany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
      • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <2>
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonaventure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonaventure
      • Saint Bonaventure is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonaventure <2>
    • Machias
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Mile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Four Mile
      • From Withey to Four Mile
    • Humphrey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bird
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
  • Steuben County
  • Wyoming County
  • McKean County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withey, with the one closest to Withey listed first.
    • Myrtle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myrtle
      • From Withey to Myrtle
    • Eldred
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Withey, with the one closest to Withey listed first.
    • Genesee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chrystal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chrystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chrystal
      • From Withey to Chrystal
    • Honeoye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honeoye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Honeoye
      • From Withey to Honeoye
    • East Sharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
      • East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Sharon
      • From Withey to East Sharon
    • North Bingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oswayo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Bingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
      • West Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Bingham
      • From Withey to West Bingham
    • Shinglehouse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
      • Coneville is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coneville
      • From Withey to Coneville
    • Millport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Newfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
      • Newfield is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newfield
      • From Withey to Newfield
  • Tioga County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Withey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Withey.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Until The Day Dawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Until The Day Dawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Phillips Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sortore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sortore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sortore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Almond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Almond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Almond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Withey had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Belmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
  • Belvidere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Allegany County
  • Angelica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Phillips Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
    • Scio is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <2>
  • Bennetts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts
    • Bennetts is located in Allegany County
  • West Almond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aristotle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
  • Inavale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inavale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inavale
    • Inavale is located in Allegany County
  • Wellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
  • Dyke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
    • Dyke is located in Allegany County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Nile
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
      • Nile is located in Allegany County
    • West Allen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Allen
      • From Withey to West Allen
    • Norton Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Summit
      • Norton Summit is located in Allegany County

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

Newspapers Published in Withey ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Withey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Withey, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Withey.

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 Withey:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Withey. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Withey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Withey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Withey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2455, Longitude: -77.9880    









 

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