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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 Blue Ridge (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 Blue Ridge. 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 Blue Ridge ...

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 Blue Ridge: Blue Rdg. (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. or Blue Ridg.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Blue Ridge is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Blue Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
    • Severance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loch Muller
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Saint Huberts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
      • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
    • Tahawus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <1>
    • Moriah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Witherbee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County
    • Minerva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Henry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Newcomb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ticonderoga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Elba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Westport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <1>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
    • Indian Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabael
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
    • Adirondack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pottersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brant Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <1>
    • Hague
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riparius
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Holcombville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Silver Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wevertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Johnsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Riverbank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
    • Sabbath Day Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabbath Day Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
      • Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
    • North Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Bolton Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
    • Huletts Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
    • Chubbs Dock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chubbs Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
    • Chimney Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
      • Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Palmer Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
      • Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Bridport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
      • Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
    • Bridport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
      • Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridport <1>
    • Shoreham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Shoreham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Panton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
      • Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Orwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Richville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Orwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Cornwall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
      • West Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
    • Benson Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Benson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Benson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)

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

Newspapers Published in Blue Ridge ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Ridge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Ridge.

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 helpful 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 Blue Ridge:

Cemeteries Near Blue Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Ridge.

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

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

  • Schroon River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schroon River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schroon River Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • North Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hudson Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Federal Flat Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Federal Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Federal Flat Cemetery
  • Newcomb Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newcomb Cemetery
  • New Pottersville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Pottersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Pottersville Cemetery
  • Old Pottersville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pottersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pottersville Cemetery
  • Pottersville Cemetery (New)
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pottersville Cemetery (Old)
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Spear Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spear Cemetery
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blue Ridge had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Loch Muller
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
  • Schroon Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroon Lake
    • Schroon Lake is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schroon Lake <1>
  • Paradox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
    • Paradox is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <1>
  • South Schroon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schroon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schroon
    • South Schroon is located in Essex County
  • Ironville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Ironville is located in Essex County
  • Adirondack
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Olmstedville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmstedville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstedville
    • Olmstedville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmstedville <1>
  • Tahawus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
    • Tahawus is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <1>
  • Minerva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Crown Point Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point Center
    • Crown Point Center is located in Essex County
  • Moriah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Moriah Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriah Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Center
      • Moriah Center is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriah Center <1>
    • Witherbee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County
    • Keene Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Valley
      • Keene Valley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene Valley <1>

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

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Blue Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9572, Longitude: -73.7850    
<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 Blue Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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