Niagara County NYGenWeb Project:
Travel & Local Information

About Niagara County Places

• Map of the Niagara Frontier, 1869
• Niagara County, New York, USA Place Names (cities, towns, population, lakes, rivers)
• Niagara County Tourism Office
• Greater Niagara Region
• Greater Niagara — I Love New York
• Niagara Falls Vacation Guide (for both "Niagara Falls" cities — in Ontario and New York). Has quite a few pictures, including a page with a 360-degree view of the Falls.
• RoundTheBend's Online Travel Guide: Greater Niagara Region

Cities, Towns, Villages

• Welcome to Lewiston, NY
• Looking at Lockport (an overview)
• Lockport's home page (local news, updated daily)
• Newfane and Olcott, NY
• City of Niagara Falls, NY
• Town of Wheatfield
• Town of Wilson

Historical Attractions

• Lockport Locks & Canal District
• Old Fort Niagara — a NYS Historic Site/National Historic Landmark in Youngstown
• Niagara Reservation State Park, around Niagara Falls
• Herschell Carousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda
• Underground Railroad Regional Interpretive Center at the Castellani Art Museum (Niagara University, Niagara Falls)

For more historical museums, see the Historical Resources page.

Lodging, Transportation, & Food

Don't forget to check the weather before you plan your trip!

Places to stay

• Greater Niagara Bed and Breakfasts and Greater Niagara Hotels/Motels, from RoundTheBend's Online Travel Guide
• INNSMART Guide to Niagara County Bed & Breakfasts
• Info Niagara — Accommodations — hotels, motels, inns, B&Bs, and campgrounds across the border in Ontario

Ways to get there

• J.P. Wing's Upstate N.Y. Roads Site
• New York Routes
• Doug Kelly's NY State Roads site
• Existing Railroad Stations in New York State — Niagara County
• Gray Line of Niagara Falls (sightseeing tours, packages)
• Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours
• Maid of the Mist — the famous close-to-the-Falls sightseeing boats, first launched in 1846!
• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Places to eat

• Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide — covers the whole Niagara-Western NY-Southern Ontario region; allows sorting by restaurant location, name, cuisine, or ratings
• Western New York dining information — allows selection by town (including Lewiston, Lockport, N. Tonawanda, Niagara Falls) and cuisine

Neighboring Regions

Because Niagara County is at the northwestern tip of New York State, it only really borders two other counties, with a slight corner touch of a third. For a complete list of county sites in New York State, see the NYGenWeb Project's New York Counties Selection List. For Niagara County's immediate neighbors in New York State, see:

• Erie County, New York (south)
• Orleans County, New York (east)
• Genesee County, New York (southeast corner)

When searching for records, you should be aware that Niagara County was formed from Genesee County in 1808, so very early records may still be in Genesee.

To make things even more interesting, Niagara encompassed the current Erie County until Erie broke away in 1821 — taking the county seat, Buffalo, with it — so if you have early Niagara County ancestors (1813-1821) you should probably check Erie records as well. (Because British troops burned down the Buffalo courthouse in 1813, you almost certainly will find nothing earlier than the fire.)

Note that despite its name, Ontario County, New York, is not actually adjacent to Niagara County — or the Lake or Province whose name it shares! However, these Ontario links may be helpful:

• Ontario GenWeb Project
• Info Niagara (tourist information for the Niagara Region of Ontario)

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Last major revision: August 2008
Links last checked: August 2008