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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 Alder Bend (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 Alder Bend. 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.

Name Variations for Alder Bend ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Alder Bend: Alder Bnd.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Alder Bend is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Alder Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Bend, with the one closest to Alder Bend listed first.
    • Altona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
    • Woods Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Mooers Forks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dannemora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ellenburg Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sciola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Clinton County
    • West Beekmantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
    • Mooers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Plattsburgh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
      • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
    • Harrigan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
    • Churubusco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beekmantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
      • Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Bend, with the one closest to Alder Bend listed first.
    • Keeseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
      • Keeseville is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <2>
    • Port Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Douglass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
      • Port Douglass is located in Essex County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Bend, with the one closest to Alder Bend listed first.
    • Brainardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chateaugay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Burke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Merrillsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Whippleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Constable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • Miltonboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Bend, with the one closest to Alder Bend listed first.
    • Maquam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
      • Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Saint Albans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Georgia Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Swanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <2>
    • West Georgia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Bend, with the one closest to Alder Bend listed first.
    • Isle La Motte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Adams Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • North Hero
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Grand Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • North Hero
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Alburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
      • Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <2>
    • Pearl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Alburg Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
      • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • South Hero
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people

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

Newspapers Published in Alder Bend ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder Bend, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder Bend.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Alder Bend:

Cemeteries Near Alder Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder Bend.

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 Alder Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Hill Cemetery
  • Robinson District Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson District Cemetery
  • St. Edmunds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
  • State Prison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison Cemetery
  • State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison & Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • West Chazy Rural Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chazy Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Chazy Rural Cemetery
    • Dragoon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragoon Cemetery
    • Jennett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennett 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alder Bend had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Irona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irona
    • Irona is located in Clinton County
  • Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Altona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
  • Ellenburg Depot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Depot
    • Ellenburg Depot is located in Clinton County
  • Woods Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Ellenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
    • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <2>
  • Dannemora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mooers Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellenburg Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Beekmantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
    • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
  • Sciola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
    • Sciola is located in Clinton County
  • West Chazy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chazy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chazy
    • West Chazy is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chazy <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mooers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Mills
      • Clinton Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Cadyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadyville
      • Cadyville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadyville <2>

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

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alder Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8481, Longitude: -73.7210       In this case, the coordinates for Alder Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Alder Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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