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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 Yorkshire (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 Yorkshire. 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 and hospitals 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.

Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Yorkshire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorkshire.

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

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

  • Yorkshire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardinia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardinia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arcade Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcade Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcade Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delavan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delavan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delavan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delavan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Yorkshire Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65204 <4>
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandusky Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Punkshire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Punkshire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Punkshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Protection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...

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 Yorkshire had a population of 305 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sardinia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
    • Sardinia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <2>
  • Arcade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Chaffee is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <2>
  • Protection
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Protection
    • From Yorkshire to Protection
  • Elton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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 Yorkshire to Elton
  • Sandusky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandusky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Curriers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Machias
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
  • East Arcade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcade
    • East Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Machias Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
    • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Eagle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
      • Eagle is located in Wyoming County
    • East Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
      • East Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Concord <2>
    • Riceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County

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

Newspapers Published in Yorkshire ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorkshire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorkshire, 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 Yorkshire.

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 Yorkshire:

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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 Yorkshire, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yorkshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yorkshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5302, Longitude: -78.4726    









 

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