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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jefferson Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jefferson Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

Below are the counties that are near Jefferson Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson Park:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Jefferson Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Park, with the one closest to Jefferson Park listed first.
    • Woodville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Belleville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Henderson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ellisburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
    • Lyon Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Mannsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Boultons Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boultons Beach
      • Boultons Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Adams Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sackets Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
      • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <1>
    • Lorraine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pillar Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
      • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
    • Adams Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cove
      • Adams Cove is located in Jefferson County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Park, with the one closest to Jefferson Park listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Parkers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Rector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <1>
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Park, with the one closest to Jefferson Park listed first.
    • Lacona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulaski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Daysville Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Daysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Orwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Chateaugay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Albion Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Altmar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <1>
    • Dugway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dugway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Mexico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Prattham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson Park, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson Park.

Newspapers Published in Jefferson Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jefferson Park:

Cemeteries Near Jefferson Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Park, with the one closest to Jefferson Park listed first.

  • Gallea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallea Cemetery
  • Stowles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowles Cemetery
  • Bigelow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigelow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigelow Cemetery
  • Mixer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixer Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
  • Saxe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saxe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxe Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Giddingsville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddingsville Cemetery
    • Grow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grow Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Jefferson Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jefferson Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Park, with the one closest to Jefferson Park listed first.

  • Rural Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
  • Belleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ellisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
    • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
  • Henderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henderson Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Harbor
    • Henderson Harbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson Harbor <1>
  • Mannsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierrepont Manor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierrepont Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont Manor
    • Pierrepont Manor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierrepont Manor <1>
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Jefferson County
  • Adams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
  • Sandy Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Boylston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boylston
      • North Boylston is located in Oswego County
    • Winona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Jefferson County
    • Adams Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson Park.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7785, Longitude: -76.2181    
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jefferson Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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