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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Corners might be written as Brown 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Browns Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corners, with the one closest to Browns Corners listed first.
    • Redwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Alexandria Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Theresa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Omar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
    • La Fargeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thousand Island Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Murray Isle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Evans Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Antwerp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Depauville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depauville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauville
      • Depauville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depauville <2>
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corners, with the one closest to Browns Corners 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Copenhagen
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corners, with the one closest to Browns Corners listed first.
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Hammond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Wegatchie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Somerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • North Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Elmdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Brier Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Gouverneur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Richville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Galilee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Newspapers Published in Browns 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Browns Corners:

Cemeteries Near Browns Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns 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 Browns Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
  • St. Cyriel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cyriel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cyriel Cemetery
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park Cemetery
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Street Cemetery
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Omar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omar Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orleans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orleans Cemetery
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Beech Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Ridge Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Plessis
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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>
  • Redwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Omar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Omar is located in Jefferson County
  • Theresa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Fishers Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
    • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <2>
  • Orleans Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • La Fargeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thousand Island Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • South Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hammond
    • South Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Oxbow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Rossie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chippewa Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns 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>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- Browns Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2992, Longitude: -75.8576    
<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 Browns Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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