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Cattaraugus County, New York

165 topographic sheets cover 121 settlements here, and 39 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

39 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New York within the United States
Cattaraugus County within New York
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What the record shows

  • 2,044 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 39 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 28 buildings, 8 districts, 2 sites and 1 structure.
  • 2 of the 39 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 121 populated places in this county; 121 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

39

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
John J. Aiken Housebuilding201313000025
Allegany Council Housebuilding2017100001768
Allegany Council Housebuilding2017100001768
Bank of Gowandabuilding200101000553
Beardsley-Oliver Housebuilding200808000097
Bedford Corners Historic Districtdistrict200303000590
Bryant Hill Cemeterysite200303000605
Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Buildingbuilding2025100011780
Cattaraugus Village Commercial Historic Districtdistrict201413001113
Conklin Mountain Housebuilding199898001386
East Otto Union Schoolbuilding200404000993
Ellicottville Historic Districtdistrict199191001028
Ellicottville Town Hallbuilding197373001166
First Congregational Church of Ottobuilding199999000194
Gladden Windmillstructure197373001167
Gowanda Village Historic Districtdistrict198686002691
Hollywood Theaterbuilding198686002691
House at 520 Hostageh Roadbuilding200909000038
Jefferson Street Cemeterysite201211000994
Kimble-Nellé Housebuilding2021100006643
Leon Grange No. 795building201413001089
Leon United Methodist Churchbuilding200000001413
North Lyndon Schoolhousebuilding200000000571
Oak Hill Park Historic Districtdistrict199797001495
Olean Armorybuilding199595000080
Olean Public Librarybuilding198585001498
Olean School #10building201010000810
Park Square Historic Districtdistrict198686002719
Pfeiffer-Wheeler American Chestnut Cabinbuilding200201001436
Portville Free Librarybuilding199191001671
Randolph Historic Districtdistrict201212001035
Simeon B. Robbins Housebuilding200303000091
Salem Welsh Churchbuilding199595001065
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Complexbuilding200100001684
Temple B'Nai Israelbuilding201211000995
US Post Office-Little Valleybuilding198988002344
US Post Office-Oleanbuilding198988002388
Union and State Streets Historic Districtdistrict201515000265
William E. Wheeler Housebuilding200201001435

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1892 - Gowanda, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1892) - Gowanda, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1882 - Bird's eye view of Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York 1882
Bird's-eye view (1882) - Bird's eye view of Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York 1882. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1856 - Map of Cattaraugus Co., New York : from the county records & actual surveys
Land ownership map (1856) - Map of Cattaraugus Co., New York : from the county records & actual surveys. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

5 of 29 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 29 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Castle Restaurant -- Route 17 -- Olean, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Castle Restaurant -- Route 17 -- Olean, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Zink's Country Market, your garden center, Vandalia N. Y., a plant for every purpose, post office, Allegany, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Zink's Country Market, your garden center, Vandalia N. Y., a plant for every purpose, post office, Allegany, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Black bears, Allegany State Park, Boston Public Library - undated
Black bears, Allegany State Park. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Map of Cattaraugus Co., New York from the county records & actual surveys, Boston Public Library - undated
Map of Cattaraugus Co., New York from the county records & actual surveys. Geil, Samuel, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Allegany State Park, Pa., Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Allegany State Park, Pa.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,673 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-09, scale 1:22000
1952-04-09, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-09, scale 1:22000
1952-04-09, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-09, scale 1:22000
1952-04-09, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-09, scale 1:22000
1952-04-09, scale 1:22000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-30, scale 1:24000
1953-04-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-30, scale 1:24000
1953-04-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-30, scale 1:24000
1953-04-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-30, scale 1:24000
1953-04-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-19, scale 1:60000
1956-10-19, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-19, scale 1:60000
1956-10-19, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:29000
1960-04-01, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:29000
1960-04-01, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:29000
1960-04-01, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-01, scale 1:29000
1960-04-01, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-25, scale 1:27000
1962-04-25, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-25, scale 1:27000
1962-04-25, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-25, scale 1:27000
1962-04-25, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-14, scale 1:19000
1963-04-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-14, scale 1:19000
1963-04-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-14, scale 1:19000
1963-04-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-14, scale 1:19000
1963-04-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-05-05, scale 1:27000
1964-05-05, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-05-05, scale 1:27000
1964-05-05, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-19, scale 1:60000
1956-10-19, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-19, scale 1:60000
1956-10-19, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-19, scale 1:24000
1958-04-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-19, scale 1:24000
1958-04-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-19, scale 1:24000
1958-04-19, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-06-03, scale 1:60000
1958-06-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-17, scale 1:28000
1961-05-17, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-17, scale 1:28000
1961-05-17, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-17, scale 1:28000
1961-05-17, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-17, scale 1:28000
1961-05-17, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-04-25, scale 1:27000
1962-04-25, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-05-05, scale 1:27000
1964-05-05, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-05-05, scale 1:27000
1964-05-05, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-17, scale 1:63898
1971-05-17, scale 1:63898. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-17, scale 1:63898
1971-05-17, scale 1:63898. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-17, scale 1:63898
1971-05-17, scale 1:63898. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-17, scale 1:63898
1971-05-17, scale 1:63898. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:24000
1974-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:24000
1974-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-04-15, scale 1:80000
1977-04-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-04-15, scale 1:80000
1977-04-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-05-01, scale 1:80000
1977-05-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-05-01, scale 1:80000
1977-05-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-01, scale 1:80000
1981-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-01, scale 1:80000
1981-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

34 stations, 13 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

119 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 5-1Allegany town: Allegany village: Allegany village - That part excluding St. Elizabeth's Convent - Motherhouse and Noviate of the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; E. Main, N. Third
  • 5-2St. Elizabeth's Convent - Motherhouse and Noviate of the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis (In Allegany village)
  • 5-3Allegany village - That part Bounded by Village limits; N. Third, E. Main, Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 5-4Allegany town - That part north of Allegany River, outside Allegany Indian Reservation and Allegany village, and excluding St. Bonaventures College and Seminary, including Convent of Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
  • 5-5St. Bonaventures College and Seminary including Convent of Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (In Allegany town)
  • 5-6Allegany town - That part south of Allegany River, outside Allegany Indian Reservation and Allegany village
  • 5-7Ashford town: Ashford town - That part east of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • 5-8Ashford town - That part west of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • 5-9Carrollton town: Limestone village
  • 5-10Carrollton town - That part outside Allegany Indian Reservation and Limeston village
  • 5-11Cold Spring town - Outside Allegany Indian Reservation
  • 5-12East Randolph village, comprising parts of Conewango and Randolph towns: East Randolph village - That part in Conewango town
  • 5-13East Randolph village - That part in Randolph town
  • 5-14Conewango town - That part outside East Randolph village (Remainder of Conewango town is in East Randolph village)
  • 5-15Dayton town: South Dayton village
  • 5-16Dayton town - That part northwest of Erie Railroad (Buffalo and South Western Railroad) outside South Dayton village
  • 5-17Dayton town - That part southeast of Erie Railroad (Buffalo and South Western Railroad) outside South Dayton village
  • 5-18East Otto town
  • 5-19Elko town - Outside Allegany Indian Reservation
  • 5-20Ellicottville town: Ellicottville village: Ellicottville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits; Jefferson, Elizabeth, Mechanic
  • 5-21Ellicottville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Mechanic, Elizabeth, Jefferson; Village limits; Village limits
  • 5-22Ellicottville town - That part outside Ellicottville village
  • 5-23Farmersville town
  • 5-24Franklinville town: Franklinville village: Franklinville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Chestnut; Main N., Village limits
  • 5-25Franklinville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Main N., Main S.; Village limits; Village limits
  • 5-26Franklinville village - That part Bounded by Chestnut; Village limits; Village limits; Main S.
  • 5-27Franklinville town - That part outside Franklinville village
  • 5-28Freedom town
  • 5-29Great Valley town: Great Valley town - That part northwest of State Highway 98
  • 5-30Great Valley town - That part southeast of State Highway 98, outside Allegany Indian Reservation
  • 5-31Hinsdale town
  • 5-32Humphrey town
  • 5-33Ischua town
  • 5-34Leon town
  • 5-35Little Valley town: Little Valley village: Little Valley village - That part north of Erie and Rock City Streets
  • 5-36Little Valley village - That part south of Erie and Rock City Streets
  • 5-37Little Valley town - That part outside Little Valley village
  • 5-38Lyndon town
  • 5-39Machias town: Machias, unincorporated: Machias, unincorporated - That part excluding Cattaraugus County Home Bounded by East-West line 5 miles north of junction of State Highway 11 (North Main) and U.S. Highway 16 (Lake St.), U.S. Highway 16, Unnamed Rd. extended; Pennsylvania Railroad; State Highway 21 (Hazelmere Ave.), Unnamed Rd., Franklin, U.S. Highway 16 (S. Main), Ischua Creek; North-South line 5 miles west of junction of State Highway 14 (School St.) and State Highway 45 (Maple Ave.)
  • 5-40Cattaraugus County Home (In Machias, unincorporated)
  • 5-41Machias town - That part outside Machias, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Machias, unincorporated)
  • 5-42Mansfield town
  • 5-43Napoli town
  • 5-44New Albion town: Cattaraugus village: Cattaraugus village - That part north of Waverly and Main Streets
  • 5-45New Albion town: Cattaraugus village - That part south of Waverly and Main Streets
  • 5-46New Albion town - That part outside Cattaraugus village
  • 5-47Olean city: Olean city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by W. State; S. Union; Allegany River; Ward line, W. Green, S. 3rd. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 255, 256, 257, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 330E, 331, 332, 333E
  • 5-48Olean city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by W. State; S. 3rd; W. Green; Ward line, S. 6th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 252, 253, 254, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 314E
  • 5-49Olean city - That part of Werd 2 Bounded by E. State; Olean Creek; Allegheny River; S. Union. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 258, 259, 260, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 314
  • 5-50Olean city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Allegheny River; City limits; City limits; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348
  • 5-51Olean city - That part of Ward 3, excluding Clean House in Block 262 Bounded by Olean Creek; Olean Creek; Pennsylvania Railroad, Jay, N. Clinton, E. State; N. Union, Ward line. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 29, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 159, 160, 161, 261, 262-part, 263, 264, 265
  • 5-52Olean city - That part of Ward 3 comprising Olean House in Block 262
  • 5-53Olean city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Jay, Pennsylvania Railroad; Olean Creek; E. State; N. Clinton. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 157, 158, 266, 267
  • 5-54Olean city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Sullivan; N. Union; W. State; N. 3rd, Laurens, N. 4th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235
  • 5-55Olean city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. Sullivan; N. 4th, Laurens, N. 3rd; W. State; N. 7th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 220, 224, 225, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240
  • 5-56Olean city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Ward line; N. Union; Reed, N. 1st, Wayne; Pennsylvania Railroad. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 82S, 85S, 164, 165, 166, 168, 169
  • 5-57Olean city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Ward line; Pennsylvania Railroad; Wayne; N. 7th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 170, 171S, 172SE
  • 5-58Olean city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Wayne, N. 1st, Reed; N. Union; W. Sullivan; N. 7th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 161, 162, 163, 167, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227, 230
  • 5-59Olean city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Washington; N. 7th, W. State, S. 9th; W. Henley; S. 11th, W. State, N. 11th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248,
  • 5-60Olean city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by W. Henley, S. 9th, W. State; S. 6th, Ward line; Allegany River, City limits; Ward line, S. 11th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 249, 250, 251, 313W, 314W, 315, 316, 317, 318, 327E, 329, 330W, 333W
  • 5-61Olean city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by Washington; N. 11th; W. State; N. 15th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 202, 203, 206, 245, 246
  • 5-62Olean city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by Ward line, Washington; N. 15th; W. State; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 176S, 177S, 178, 179S, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 200S
  • 5-63Olean city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by West State; South 11th; W. Henley; S. 17th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 319, 320, 321, 322, 323
  • 5-64Olean city - That part of Ward 7 Bounded by W. State, S. 17th, W. Henley; S. 11th, Ward line; City limits; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 324, 325, 326, 327W, 328
  • 5-65Olean city - That part of Ward g Bounded by Ward line; N. 7th; Reed; N. 12th, Buffalo. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 172SW, 193, 194, 195, 215, 216
  • 5-66Olean city - That part of Ward 8 Bounded by Reed; N. 7th; Washington; Winters Ave., W. Sullivan, N. 11th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 196, 197, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218, 219
  • 5-67Olean city - That part of Ward 8 Bounded by Reed; N. 11th, W. Sullivan, Winters Ave.; Washington; N. 13th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 198, 199, 205, 207, 208, 209
  • 5-68Olean city - That part of Ward 8 Bounded by Fall Rd., Ward line; Buffalo, N. 12th, Reed, N. 13th; Washington, Ward line; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 43S, 173S, 174S, 175S, 176N, 177N, 179N, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 200N, 201, 204
  • 5-69Olean city - That part of Ward 9 Bounded by City limits, Olean Creek; Erie Railroad; Pennsylvania Railroad. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 33, 34, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
  • 5-70Olean city - That part of Ward 9 Bounded by Erie Railroad Olean Creek, Ward line N. Union. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 29W, 30, 55, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 72, 73, 74
  • 5-71Olean city - That part of Ward 9 Bounded by Water; N. Union; Ward line; N. 4th. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82N, 83, 84, 85N, 171N
  • 5-72Olean city - That part of Ward 9 Bounded by Erie Railroad; N. Union, Water, N. 4th; Ward line. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 56, 57, 58, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 77, 172N, 173N, 174N
  • 5-73Olean city - That part of Ward 9 Bounded by City limits; Pennsylvania Railroad; Erie Railroad, Ward line, Fall Rd.; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43N, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
  • 5-74Olean city - That part of Ward 10 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Hamilton Ave., Main, Olean Creek; Olean Creek. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32
  • 5-75Olean city - That part of Ward 10 Bounded by Hamilton Ave.; City limits; Genesee, Third Ave., School, Front, Delaware Ave.; Olean Creek, Main. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 94, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104
  • 5-76Olean city - That part of Ward 10 Bounded by Genesee; City limits; Ward line, Division, Alder, Delaware Ave.; Front, School, Third Ave. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 95, 96, 97, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 119, 120, 128N, 129N
  • 5-77Olean city - That part of Ward 11 Bounded by Division, Ward line, City limits; City limits; Railroad Ave., Seneca Ave.; Alder. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 125, 126, 127, 128S, 129S, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153
  • 5-78Olean city - That part of Ward 11 Bounded by Delaware Ave.; Alder, Seneca Ave., Queen, Bishop, Chestnut; E. State; Olean Creek. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 114, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 154, 155, 156, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273
  • 5-79Olean city - That part of Ward 11 Bounded by Seneca Ave., Railroad Ave.; City limits; E. State; Chestnut, Bishop, Queen. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 143, 144, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 287, 288, 289, 290
  • 5-80Olean city - That part of Ward 11 Bounded by E. State; City limits; Allegany River; Olean Creek. This Enumeration District consists of the following bloks: 285, 286, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299
  • 5-81Olean town: Olean town - That part north of State Highway 17
  • 5-82Olean town - That part south of State Highway 17
  • 5-83Otto town
  • 5-84Perrysburg town: Perrysburg village: Perrysburg village - That part excluding J.N. Adams Memorial Hospital (part)
  • 5-85J.N. Adams Memorial Hospital - That part in Perrysburg village (Remainder of J.N. Adams Memorial Hospital is in Perrysburg town)
  • 5-86Perrysburg town - That part outside Cattaraugus Indian Reservation and Perrysburg village, and excluding J.N. Adams Memorial Hospital (part)
  • 5-87J.N. Adams Memorial Hospital - That part in Perrysburg town (Remainder of J.N. Adams Memorial Hospital is in Perrysburg village)
  • 5-88Persia town: Gowanda village - That part in Cattaraugus County comprising part of Persia town: Gowanda village - That part in Persia town Bounded by Town line (Cattaraugus River); E. Main, W. Main; Village limits
  • 5-89Persia town: Gowanda village - That part in Persia town Bounded by W. Main; Jamestown; Village limits; Village limits
  • 5-90Persia town: Gowanda village - That part in Persia town Bounded by Town line, Cattaraugus River, Village limits; Village limits; Jamestown, E. Main (Remainder of Gowanda village is in Collins town, Erie County)
  • 5-91Persia town - That part outside Gowanda village
  • 5-92Portville town: Portville village: Portville village - That part north of Dodges Creek
  • 5-93Portville village - That part south of Dodges Creek
  • 5-94Portville town - That part northeast of State Highway 17, outside Portville village
  • 5-95Portville town - That part southwest of State Highway 17, outside Portville village
  • 5-96Randolph town, outside East Randolph village: Randolph village: Randolph village - That part east of Lincoln Ave., Washington, Sheldon and Larkin Streets
  • 5-97Randolph village - That part west of Lincoln Ave., Washington, Sheldon and Larkin Streets
  • 5-98Randolph town - That part outside East Randolph and Randolph villages (Remainder of Randolph town is in East Randolph village)
  • 5-99Red House town - Outside Allegany Indian Reservation
  • 5-100Salamanca city: Salamanca city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Ward line; W. State, Washington; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 39W, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
  • 5-101Salamanca city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Washington, W. State; Main; Allegheny River; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
  • 5-102Salamanca city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Allegheny River; Ward line, Front Ave.; Broad, Center, Hetzel; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 81W, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94
  • 5-103Salamanca city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Broad; Division, Ward line, City limits; City limits; State Park Ave. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 95, 96, 121C, 121W, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 144, 145
  • 5-104Salamanca city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Hetzel, Center, Broad; State Park Ave.; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146
  • 5-105Salamanca city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Lincoln Ave., E. State, Merden; Rochester; Main, Ward line. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 38, 39C, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68
  • 5-106Salamanca city - That part of Ward 3, excluding Dudley Hotel in Block 73 Bounded by Rochester, Merden, E. State; Lincoln Ave., Ward line; Allegheny River; Main. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 35W, 37, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73-part, 74, 75, 76W
  • 5-107Salamanca city - That part of Ward 3, comprising Dudley Hotel in Block 73
  • 5-108Salamanca city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Allegheny River; City limits; Pennsylvania Railroad; Summit, Clinton, N. Main. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 77, 78, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109
  • 5-109Salamanca city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Allegheny River; N. Main, Clinton, Summit; Pennsylvania Railroad; Wait Ave., W. Jefferson, Park Ave., Clinton, Front Ave., Ward line. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 79, 80, 81E, 98, 99, 100, 101, 124
  • 5-110Salamanca city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Clinton; Park Ave., W. Jefferson, Wait Ave.; Pennsylvania Railroad; Division. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 97, 125, 126, 127
  • 5-111Salamanca city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Pennsylvania Railroad; City limits; City limits; Ward line. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 105, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121E, 122, 123
  • 5-112Salamanca city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Wildwood Ave., E. State; Lincoln Ave., Ward line. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 39E
  • 5-113Salamanca city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by E. State, Wildwood Ave.; City limits, Allegheny River; Ward line, Lincoln Ave. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 20, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 76E
  • 5-114Salamanca town - Outside Allegany Indian Reservation and Salamanca city
  • 5-115South Valley town - Outside Allegany Indian Reservation
  • 5-116Yorkshire town: Delevan village
  • 5-117Yorkshire town - That part outside Delevan village
  • 5-118Allegany Indian Reservation
  • 5-119Cattaraugus Indian Reservation - That part in Cattaraugus County (Remainder of Cattaraugus Indian Reservation is in Chautauqua and Erie Counties)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,064 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,064 of them, burning about 1,204 acres. 85 started naturally and 158 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined561
Debris and open burning162
Arson/incendiarism158
Natural85
Equipment and vehicle use38
Smoking37
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes4

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 May 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 April 1994Debris and open burning44 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
5 November 2014Arson/incendiarism31 acresNew York Forest RangersRED EYE FIRE
19 November 1999Debris and open burning30 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
8 May 1995Smoking25 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
25 May 2015Arson/incendiarism24 acresNew York Forest RangersJIMERSON FIRE
8 April 1997Arson/incendiarism20 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
30 March 1995Smoking20 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 684 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 684 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 7 injuries and about $83,417,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind484
Flash Flood82
Hail64
Tornado19
Flood16
Heavy Rain13
Heavy Snow3
Lightning3

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2009Flash FloodGowanda1 killed, 1 hurt, $45,000,000no account filed
February 1975Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
August 1990Tornado (F0)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
September 2001LightningOlean2 hurtno account filed
July 2010Tornado (EF2)Randolph Arpt$7,000,000A NWS survey confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down.
May 2014Flash FloodGowanda$5,000,000no account filed
July 2003Flash FloodLimestone$2,500,000no account filed
July 2003Flash FloodAllegany$2,500,000no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodGowanda$2,500,000no account filed
September 1977Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
July 2010Tornado (EF1)Carrollton$2,000,000A NWS survey confirmed an EF1 tornado.
July 2010Tornado (EF1)Great Vly$1,000,000Photos taken by a New York State Police aerial survey confirmed an EF1 tornado.
August 2003Flash FloodIschua$1,000,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodSalamanca$1,000,000no account filed
July 2015Flash FloodGowanda$750,000no account filed
May 2014Flash FloodPerrysburg$500,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodSalamanca$500,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodSalamanca$500,000no account filed
June 1994Tornado (F1)Freedom$500,000no account filed
July 2009Tornado (EF1)Onoville$300,000A thunderstorm moving across Cattaraugus county produced a tornado. The tornado initially touched at 650 PM EDT on near Guernsey-Hollow Road in the town of South Valley in the southwest part of the county and moved across the Onoville Marina on Quaker Lake, continuing west across Allegany State Park, lifting near Route 1 in Red House at 710 PM EDT. Most of the property damage from the tornado was within in the Onoville Marina where several boats were overturned. A mobile trailer was also overturned there while several other trailers were pushed off their supports and numerous awnings were destroyed. In Allegany State Park and along Guernsey Hollow Road hundreds of trees were knocked over. Most of the damage occurred in heavily forested areas. There was notable tree damage near the Cain Hollow Campground. The tornado was rated an EF1 with a length of 13 miles and a maximum width of 100 yards.
May 2014Flash FloodCattaraugus$250,000no account filed
May 2014Flash FloodKill Buck$250,000no account filed
May 2014Flash FloodLittle Vly$250,000no account filed
August 2009Flash FloodWest Perysburg$250,000no account filed
May 1961Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 2000Flash FloodNapoli$200,000no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Salamanca$150,000Several reports were received of trees down, trees on cars, trees on houses, and powerlines down in Salamanca.
July 2015Flash FloodLeon$150,000no account filed
May 2011Flash FloodLittle Vly$150,000no account filed
May 2011Flash FloodSalamanca$150,000no account filed
January 1999Heavy SnowOlean$150,000no account filed
December 2010FloodOlean Giermek Arpt$100,000The Allegheny River at Olean crested at 15.75 feet at 8:30PM EST December 2nd.
July 2015Flash FloodPlato$100,000no account filed
March 2007FloodOlean$100,000no account filed
December 2010FloodSalamanca$75,000The Allegheny River at Salamanca crested at 14.41 feet at 7:15PM EST December 1st.
September 2000Flash FloodRandolph$75,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindAllegany St Pk$50,000Thunderstorms that formed in warm, moist air produced damaging winds during the afternoon hours. The strong winds downed trees and wires. In addition, the heavy rains from the thunderstorms (three to four inches in some spots) resulted in flash floods and closed roads.
August 2014Flash FloodQuaker Bridge$50,000no account filed
August 2014Flash FloodHumphery Center$50,000no account filed
June 2014Flash FloodConewango$50,000no account filed
June 2014Flash FloodWesley$50,000no account filed
March 2007FloodSalamanca$50,000no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindOlean$50,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindYorkshire$50,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindFreedom$50,000no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodIschua$50,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindMachias$50,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindSouth Dayton$50,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindLeon$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindOlean$50,000no account filed
September 1993Thunderstorm WindOlean$50,000no account filed
April 1993Thunderstorm WindDelevan$50,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindIschua$45,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindOlean$45,000no account filed
October 2001HailEllicottville$45,000no account filed
September 2016Flash FloodHinsdale$40,000no account filed
May 2004Flash FloodRandolph$40,000no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDelevan$35,000Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds damaging two trailers.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindPortville$35,000An isolated thunderstorm produced strong winds which tore the roof off an outbuilding in Portville.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindFreedom$35,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

43 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 43 workings inside this county. 21 still produce and 22 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction34
Salt9

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Aultman-Hale No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
C.H.Richey No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
C.J.Sutter No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Clara Howard No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
H.Hotchkiss No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
J.P.Strickland No.3 WellSaltPast Producer
J.W.Sharp No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
William Hills No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
William Marsh No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Allegany Aggregates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Allegany Aggregates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bosers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Conewango Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Corbett Hill Gravel Prod PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
East Otto Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Franklinville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Franklinville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Girl Scout PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel Products PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Great Valley Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gulf Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Gulf Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Little Valley S&G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lower Birch Run Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lower Birch Run Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Machias PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Machias PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Machias PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Machias Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Machias PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Millgrove Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Portville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rickert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rules PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
South Dayton DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Spencer and Haley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Spencer and Haley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Towns PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Vogtlis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
William J. Lippert & Son S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
William J. Lippert & Son S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

121

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.