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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 Wurlitzer Park Village (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 Wurlitzer Park Village. 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 Wurlitzer Park Village ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wurlitzer Park Village: Wurlitzer Park Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wurlitzer Park Village is located in Niagara 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 Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Wurlitzer Park Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wurlitzer Park Village, with the one closest to Wurlitzer Park Village listed first.
    • Hoffman
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • North Tonawanda
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Martinsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Park Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Bergholtz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bergholtz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
    • Pendleton Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Black Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
    • Pekin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
    • Colonial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Dickersonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
      • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wurlitzer Park Village, with the one closest to Wurlitzer Park Village listed first.
    • Tonawanda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Getzville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Amherst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandyle Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandyle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
    • Ferry Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
    • Swormville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Williamsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
    • Wolcottsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Clarence Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <3>
    • Bowmansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansville
      • Bowmansville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmansville <3>
    • Cheektowaga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wurlitzer Park Village, with the one closest to Wurlitzer Park Village listed first.
    • Amherst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Alabama
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Basom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Corfu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Wheatville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • North Pembroke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Sawens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
    • Griswold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
    • Oakfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
    • Bushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wurlitzer Park Village, with the one closest to Wurlitzer Park Village listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Barre
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wurlitzer Park Village, with the one closest to Wurlitzer Park Village listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
    • Harris Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Wurlitzer Park Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wurlitzer Park Village.

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 Wurlitzer Park Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Martin's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Acacia Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salem Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
    • The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Cemetery
    • Salem's Gemeinde Kirchhof
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300968 <4>
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Bear Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost 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>

While we didn't find Wurlitzer Park Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wurlitzer Park Village.

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

  • North Tonawanda
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Martinsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
  • Hoffman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
  • Beach Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge
    • Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County
  • Saint Johnsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
    • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
  • Tonawanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Getzville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wendelville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
    • Wendelville is located in Niagara County
  • Shawnee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Niagara County
  • Bergholtz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bergholtz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
    • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
  • Sanborn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Sanborn is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <3>
  • Pendleton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mapleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Niagara County
    • Kenmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Niagara County

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

Newspapers Published in Wurlitzer Park Village ...

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 292 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wurlitzer Park Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wurlitzer Park Village, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wurlitzer Park Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wurlitzer Park Village:

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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 Wurlitzer Park Village, 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 from Point A (ie- Wurlitzer Park Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wurlitzer Park Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0606, Longitude: -78.8528       In this case, the coordinates for Wurlitzer Park Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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