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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 Wooglin (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 Wooglin. 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 and 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.

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

  • Chautauqua County     (The home county of Wooglin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooglin, with the one closest to Wooglin listed first.
    • Hartfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartfield
      • From Wooglin to Hartfield
    • Mayville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
    • Maple Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stedman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stebbins Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
    • Bemus Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Moons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
      • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moons
      • From Wooglin to Moons
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bournes Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooglin, with the one closest to Wooglin listed first.
    • Conewango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • South Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cottage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottage
      • From Wooglin to Cottage
    • Axeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Randolph
      • From Wooglin to East Randolph
    • Perrysburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <3>
    • Persia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Persia
      • From Wooglin to Persia
    • Onoville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gowanda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie County
    • Farnham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
      • Farnham is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnham <3>
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooglin, with the one closest to Wooglin listed first.
    • Freeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North East
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hornby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hornby
      • From Wooglin to Hornby
    • Corry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wattsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Beaver Dam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbuckle
      • From Wooglin to Arbuckle
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Wesleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Warren County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Wooglin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wooglin.

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

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

  • Dewittville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewittville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewittville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chautauqua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chautauqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prendergast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prendergast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bemus Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemus Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemus Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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, Wooglin had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Hartfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hartfield
    • From Wooglin to Hartfield
  • Dewittville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewittville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewittville
    • Dewittville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewittville <3>
  • Mayville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
  • Chautauqua
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chautauqua <3>
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Stedman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bayview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Stow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Stow is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <3>
  • Bemus Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemus Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • South Stockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Wooglin ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wooglin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wooglin, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wooglin.

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 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 Wooglin:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wooglin. 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>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Wooglin, 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- Wooglin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooglin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2527, Longitude: -79.4653    









 

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