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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 Bentleys Corners (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 Bentleys Corners. 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 Bentleys Corners ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bentleys Corners: Bentleys Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Bentleys Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bentleys Corners may originally have been Bentley's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bentleys Corners might be written as Bentley Corners.

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 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.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Bentleys Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentleys Corners, with the one closest to Bentleys Corners listed first.
    • Antwerp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxbow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Theresa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Redwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterlingville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Browns Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orleans Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Evans Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deferiet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Great Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • La Fargeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentleys Corners, with the one closest to Bentleys Corners listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Harrisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Denmark
      (23 miles [37 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
    • Indian River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
    • Jerden Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerden Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
    • Naumburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Harrisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Belfort
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
    • Croghan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentleys Corners, with the one closest to Bentleys Corners listed first.
    • Somerville
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Wegatchie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Elmdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Gouverneur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • North Hammond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Pope Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Talcville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Talcville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Richville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brier Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Edwards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Morristown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Bentleys Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bentleys Corners.

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

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

  • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaufty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<7>

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

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

  • Antwerp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Theresa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Philadelphia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Oxbow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerville
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Wegatchie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Redwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sterlingville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
  • Spragueville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
    • Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
  • Plessis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plessis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
    • Plessis is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plessis <2>
  • Orleans Four Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orleans Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • North Wilna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
    • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rossie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Evans Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale 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 Bentleys Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bentleys Corners.

Newspapers Published in Bentleys Corners ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bentleys Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bentleys Corners, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bentleys Corners.

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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Bentleys Corners:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bentleys Corners. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bentleys Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bentleys Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2289, Longitude: -75.6938       In this case, the coordinates for Bentleys Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Bentleys Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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