History of Chautauqua County
BOOK & MAGAZINE TRANSCRIPTIONS
COUNTY HISTORY
- A Chronology of the Formation of Towns in Chautauqua County - from the Chautauqua Genealogist.
- More Early Historical information - Submitted by Dee Davidson.
- Town histories - offsite link from Ray Brown
- Directory of County Officers
- Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office History
- Ellery Names & Places - from Loraine Smith
- Old Towns of Chautauqua County - from Loraine Smith
MAPS
- Holland Land Company Maps
- 1854 Chautauqua County Atlas (from Frank Della Posta)
- Jamestown, NY, "Jamestown Past and Present," 1856 (from Bonnie Covedill)
- Western New York State from an 1860 World Atlas (from Ruth Nichols) [Chautauqua County]
- French Creek , Chautauqua Co., NY Topographical Atlas, 1867
- Portland , Chautauqua Co., NY Topographical Atlas, 1867
- Frewsburgh, Chautauqua Co., NY Topopgraphical Atalas, 1881 (from Ward White)
- Chautauqua County, NY, 1913 by N.W. Gokey, (from Bonnie Covedill)
- Chautauqua County, NY, 1916 Wall Map, Rand McNally
- Cattaraugus County, NY, 1916 Wall Map, Rand McNally
NEW YORK STATE HISTORIC MARKERS
- New York State Historic Markers - From the New York State Museum and some More Markers.
- Local Markers submitted by GenWeb users.
INTERESTING FACTS
- Fun Facts, Firsts, Fables, & Famous Folks - Compiled by Donna Mills with additions from Chautauqua surfers.
- Famous People - Links to sites sent in by GenWeb users.
- The Sea Lion - from Randall Burt
- Chautauqua Shipwrecks - Compiled by David D. Swayze.
- The Hermit of Chautauqua Lake - Compiled by Loraine Smith.
WALKING TOURS
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
- Pioneers of Chautauqua County. Compiled by Donna Mills.
- Poorhouse History of New York State
- 1827 - Account Book of James & Charles Mark. Early Merchants in Fredonia, NY.
- 1852 - Poem about a boating accident on Cassadaga Lake, by W.W. Fisher.
- 1862 - Walker Diary by Elizabeth Walker
- 1869 - Boyd's Business Directory: Dunkirk - p. 304; Fredonia - p. 320; Jamestown - p. 355; Silver Creek - p. 493; Westfield - p. 580.
- 1873 - Chautauqua Course. A program that offered secular and religious instruction.
- 1900 - Postmasters of Chautauqua County before 1900. Submitted by Donna Mills.
- 1900 - 19th Century Fredonia Photographers - assembled by Douglas Shepard
- 1901 - Harmony Farmers Club 1901
- 1911 - Chautauqua County Society of New York City. Chautauqua County residents who moved to New York City.
- 1919 - Newton Memorial Hospital at Cassadaga. A tuberculosis hospital.
- 2010 - The Howard Brothers and Their Fredonia Enterprises - by Douglas Shepard
- 2011 - A Trip to Bull's Mill 1827 -
Richard Hunt & Wendy Straight
Updated 12 JANUARY 2011