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Chautauqua County, New York

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
53historic places
—earliest paper
1808formed
127,657pop. 2020
110cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 53 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Westfield, Jamestown, Dunkirk.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for New York is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Chautauqua titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

34 of 53 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

53 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Atwater-Stone HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
Barcelona Lighthouse and Keeper's CottageWestfieldBuilding1972
Bliss, L., HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
Bly, Smith, HouseAshvilleBuilding1974
Brocton ArchBroctonStructure1996
Busti MillBustiBuilding1976
Campbell-Taylor, Harriet, HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
Center and Pearl Streets Historic DistrictForestvilleDistrict2026
Chautauqua Institution Historic District NHLChautauquaDistrict1973
Clymer District School No. 5ClymerBuilding1994
Dunkirk LightDunkirkBuilding1984
Dunkirk Schooner SiteDunkirkSite2009
East Main Street Historic DistrictWestfieldDistrict1983
Empire Worsted MillsJamestownBuilding2020
Erie Railroad StationJamestownBuilding2003
Euclid Avenue SchoolJamestownBuilding1985
Fay-Usborne MillWestfieldBuilding1983
Fenton, Gov. Reuben, MansionJamestownBuilding1972
First Presbyterian Church, Jamestown, New YorkJamestownBuilding2025
Forest Heights Historic DistrictJamestownDistrict2020
Fredonia Commons Historic DistrictFredoniaDistrict1978
French Portage Road Historic DistrictWestfieldDistrict1983
Hall, Frank A., HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
Jamestown ArmoryAlbanyBuilding1995
Jamestown Downtown Historic DistrictJamestownDistrict2014
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Freight DepotWestfieldBuilding1983
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad StationWestfieldBuilding1983
Lakeview Avenue Historic DistrictJamestownDistrict2017
Lakewood Village HallLakewoodBuilding2023
Lily Dale Assembly Historic DistrictPomfetDistrict2022
Lord, Dr. John, HouseBustiBuilding1991
Mack, Gerald, HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
McMahan HomesteadWestfieldBuilding1983
Middlesex Gardens Apartment ComplexFredoniaDistrict2026
Midway ParkMaple SpringsDistrict2009
Miller, Lewis, Cottage, Chautauqua Institution NHLChautauquaBuilding1966
Nixon HomesteadWestfieldBuilding1983
Partridge-Sheldon HouseJamestownBuilding2000
Pennsylvania Railroad StationMayvilleBuilding1993
Pierce, Levi J. and Frances A., HouseForestville (Town of Hanover)Building2022
Point Chautauqua Historic DistrictMaryvilleDistrict1996
Point Gratiot Lighthouse ComplexDunkirkBuilding1979
Rorig BridgeWestfieldStructure1983
School No. 7DunkirkBuilding1992
Thompson, Henry Dwight, HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
US Post Office-DunkirkDunkirkBuilding1988
US Post Office-FredoniaFredoniaBuilding1988
Ward HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
Welch Factory Building No. 1WestfieldBuilding1983
Wellman Building, TheJamestownBuilding2009
Wright, Reuben Gridley, Farm ComplexWestfieldBuilding1983
Wright, Rueben, HouseWestfieldBuilding1983
York-Skinner HouseWestfieldBuilding1983

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Chautauqua was formed in 1808 (1808-03-11) from Genesee.

CHAUTAUQUA created from GENESEE.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Chautauqua County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).

147k80k13k1820184018801920196020002020
182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
12,56847,97558,42265,34288,314115,348123,580135,189145,377146,925139,750127,657

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

110 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 110 listed
NameLatLon
Abbey Cemetery42.43144-79.19782
Allen Cemetery42.10108-79.16732
Arkwright Summit Cemetery42.39082-79.1977
Bachelor Cemetery42.34915-79.34719
Ball Hill Cemetery42.41352-79.12716
Balltown Cemetery42.49078-79.07526
Bemus Point Cemetery42.16267-79.39016
Bentley Cemetery42.09727-79.31643
Blockville Union Burial Ground42.07938-79.41268
Bly Cemetery42.11645-79.38813
Burnham Hollow Cemetery42.36644-79.22337
Bush Cemetery42.03025-79.27847
Busti Cemetery42.0363-79.28221
Cassadaga Cemetery42.33824-79.31788
Charlotte Center Cemetery42.30232-79.23863
Chautauqua Cemetery42.2161-79.48027
Christian Cemetery42.35894-79.2956
Clymer Cemetery42.02037-79.62477
Clymer Center Cemetery42.05316-79.57492
Clymer Hill Cemetery42.05388-79.61222
Cutting Cemetery42.02413-79.69425
Dewittville Cemetery42.24499-79.44262
East Ripley Cemetery42.2841-79.67151
Evergreen Cemetery42.26922-79.2576
Evergreen Cemetery42.36432-79.48199
Evergreen Cemetery42.31535-79.36046
Evergreen Lawn Cemetery42.51755-79.14059
Fentonville Cemetery42.00694-79.14139
Findley Lake Cemetery42.11916-79.73805
Forest Hill Cemetery42.44549-79.32726
Forestville Cemetery42.46094-79.17081
Gerry Cemetery42.20055-79.25416
Gerry Hill Cemetery42.21809-79.19395
Glenwood Cemetery42.52513-79.17218
Grant Cemetery42.01702-79.45528
Greenwood Cemetery42.07552-79.49141
Greenwood Cemetery42.30971-79.36137
Hamlet Cemetery42.37326-79.14047
Hatch Cemetery42.05178-79.29197
Highland Cemetery42.29512-79.10499
Holland Cemetery42.02949-79.62922
Holy Trinity Cemetery42.47346-79.30893
Ivory Cemetery42.07157-79.09495
Kelley Cemetery42.35053-79.37835
Knapp Cemetery42.02683-79.31293
Lake View Cemetery42.11506-79.23894
Laona Cemetery42.42194-79.30777
Levant Cemetery42.13597-79.1722
Lewis Cemetery42.20506-79.4115
Luce Hill Cemetery42.33867-79.23741
Maple Grove Cemetery42.09464-79.37826
Maple Grove Cemetery42.18582-79.20284
Maple Grove Cemetery42.05146-79.14833
Marks Corners Cemetery42.09475-79.6584
Mina Cemetery42.1367-79.67434
Mount Carmel Cemetery42.52672-79.17198
Mount Olivet Cemetery42.10641-79.20386
Myrtle Cemetery42.12638-79.09375
North Harmony Cemetery42.17051-79.49639
Oak Hill Cemetery42.04529-79.08285
Old Saint James Cemetery42.31181-79.57007
Open Meadows Cemetery42.13038-79.45229
Panama Union Cemetery42.07551-79.47834
Pecor Cemetery42.39302-79.47323
Picketts Corner Cemetery42.32621-79.28766
Pine Hill Cemetery42.12131-79.2035
Pioneer Cemetery42.22026-79.11248
Pioneer Cemetery42.48133-79.16819
Pleasantville Cemetery42.26055-79.42111
Pope Hill Cemetery42.42655-79.16248
Porter Cemetery42.23295-79.59964
Prendergast Cemetery42.18922-79.48199
Quincy Rural Cemetery42.26338-79.70254
Rathburn Cemetery42.52128-79.06356
Red Bird Cemetery42.23249-79.30055
Riverside Cemetery42.15502-79.09924
Ross Mills Cemetery42.16661-79.21409
Saint Anthony Cemetery42.44119-79.30592
Saint Hedwigs Cemetery42.46584-79.31779
Saint Hyacinth Cemetery42.50445-79.30208

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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