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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 Black Lake (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 Black Lake. 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 Black Lake ...

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 Black Lake: Black Lk.

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 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.

Black Lake is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Black Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Lake, with the one closest to Black Lake listed first.
    • Hammond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Pope Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • North Hammond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Brier Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Morristown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Elmdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Galilee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Wegatchie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Richville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lost Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Village
      • Lost Village is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Gouverneur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Lake, with the one closest to Black Lake listed first.
    • Redwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
      • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <2>
    • Browns Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Antwerp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Theresa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Omar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
    • Thousand Island Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray Isle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • La Fargeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterlingville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Clayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Lake, with the one closest to Black Lake listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Harrisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Black Lake ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Lake, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Lake.

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 Black Lake:

Cemeteries Near Black Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Lake.

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

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

  • Hammond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
  • Fineview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fineview Cemetery
  • Black Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Lake Cemetery
  • Woodworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodworth Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Rarick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rarick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rarick Cemetery
  • Pleasant Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Lake Cemetery
  • Oldsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldsville Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brockville (ON).
    • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Anglican and Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1791202 <4>
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Hammond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Pope Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • North Hammond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
    • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Brier Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Chippewa Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Bay
    • Chippewa Bay is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Bay <2>
  • Brasie Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasie Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
    • Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • South Hammond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hammond
    • South Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Rossie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Morristown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
  • Elmdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Natural Dam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oxbow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Oxbow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <2>
    • Wegatchie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • De Peyster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Peyster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Peyster
      • De Peyster is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Peyster <2>

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

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4706, Longitude: -75.6586       In this case, the coordinates for Black Lake 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 Black Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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