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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 Antwerp (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 Antwerp. 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.

Antwerp 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 Antwerp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Antwerp:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Antwerp)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antwerp, with the one closest to Antwerp listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harrisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Indian River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerden Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denmark
      • From Antwerp to Denmark
    • Copenhagen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Naumburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Naumburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Naumburg
      • From Antwerp to Naumburg
    • Briggs Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Castorland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
      • Castorland is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <2>
    • Belfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belfort
      • From Antwerp to Belfort
    • Croghan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <2>
    • Harrisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrisburg
      • From Antwerp to Harrisburg
  • Saint Lawrence County

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

Cemeteries Near Antwerp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antwerp.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsey Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Natural Bridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Natural Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Natural Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hailesboro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chaufty Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaufty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaufty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Antwerp had a population of 912 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Antwerp had a population of 641 people.

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

  • Philadelphia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <2>
  • Spragueville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
    • Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
  • Somerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Somerville
    • From Antwerp to Somerville
  • Oxbow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sterlingville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Wilna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
    • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
  • Wegatchie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Theresa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Natural Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Natural Dam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
    • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hailesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailesboro
    • Hailesboro is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailesboro <2>
  • Gouverneur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elmdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Redwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Antwerp ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antwerp.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Antwerp. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Antwerp and those printed in the larger area surrounding Antwerp.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Antwerp.

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 Antwerp:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antwerp. 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>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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Antwerp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antwerp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1993, Longitude: -75.6072    
<5>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.
<6>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 Antwerp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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