Welcome! My name is
, and I am the Chautauqua County adminstrator for "Trails to the Past"
Project. It is our wish that you will find something to help you in your genealogy quest on these Chautauqua County pages. If you have information you'd like to donate, we would be delighted to get it.
We are very laid back, great group of people who's only goal is to provide free genealogy to researchers, and to help, assist and aid researchers in their journeys to acquire the information they need to find their long lost ancestors.
Chautauqua County at a glance:
- County Seat: Mayville
- Population: 134,905 in 2010.
- Largest city: Jamestown.
- Origin of name: Maybe a contraction of a Seneca Indian word meaning "bag tied in the middle".
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Borders of Chautauqua County:
- Erie County, New York on the northeast.
- Cattaraugus on the East.
- Warren County, Pennsylvania on the southeast
- Lake Erie on the North West.
- Erie County, Pennsylvania on the southwest.
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Cities and Towns:
| Name | Designation | | Name | Designation |
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| - Arkwright | Town | | - Bemus Point | Village |
| - Brocton | Village | | - Busti | Town |
| - Carroll | Town | | - Cassadaga | Village |
| - Cattaraugus Reservation | Reservation | | - Celoron | Village |
| - Charlotte | Town | | - Chautauqua | Town |
| - Cherry Creek | Village | | - Clymer | Town |
| - Dunkirk | City | | - Ellery | Town |
| - Ellicott | Town | | - Ellington | Town |
| - Falconer | Village | | - Forestville | Village |
| - Fredonia | Village | | - French Creek | Town |
| - Gerry | Town | | - Hanover | Town |
| - Harmony | Town | | - Jamestown | City |
| - Kiantone | Town | | - Lakewood | Village |
| - Mayville (County Seat) | Village | | - Mina | Town |
| - North Harmony | Town | | - Panama | Village |
| - Pomfret | Town | | - Portland | Town |
| - Ripley | Town | | - Sheridan | Town |
| - Sherman | Village | | - Silver Creek | Village |
| - Sinclairville | Village | | - Stockton | Town |
| - Villenova | Town | | - Westfield | Village |
