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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 Bellwood (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 Bellwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Bellwood is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Bellwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
    • Rector
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Parkers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Barnes Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • West Martinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Lowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
      • Lowville is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <2>
    • Castorland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Martinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Watson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
    • Michigan Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Glendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
    • East Rodman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Worth Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Worth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
    • West Carthage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Carthage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
    • Lorraine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Black River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Deferiet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
      • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <2>
    • Herrings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Great Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Watertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
    • Boonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Redmond Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Ava
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellwood, with the one closest to Bellwood listed first.
    • Redfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chateaugay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Lacona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Altmar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pulaski
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Dugway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dugway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County

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

Newspapers Published in Bellwood ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bellwood:

Cemeteries Near Bellwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellwood.

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Battle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
  • Gallup Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallup Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Bent Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bent Cemetery
  • Plank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plank Cemetery
  • South Champion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Champion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Ebblie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebblie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebblie Cemetery
    • Swinburne Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swinburne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swinburne 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 Bellwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellwood.

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

  • Rector
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Rector is located in Lewis County
  • Windecker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
    • Windecker is located in Lewis County
  • New Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Lewis County
  • Parkers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Lewis County
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
  • Copenhagen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Barnes Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
  • Hooker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • West Martinsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County
  • Worth Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
  • Lowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Deer River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
      • Deer River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <2>
    • East Rodman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Castorland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8028, Longitude: -75.6816       In this case, the coordinates for Bellwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bellwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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