Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bryants Mill (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 Bryants Mill. 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 Bryants Mill ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bryants Mill: Bryants Ml. (or less commonly used: Bryants Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Bryants Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bryants Mill may originally have been Bryant's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bryants Mill might be written as Bryant Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bryants Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bryants Mill.
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 and doctors 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.
Bryants Mill is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Bryants Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryants Mill:
- Franklin County (The home county of Bryants Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryants Mill, with the one closest to Bryants Mill listed first.
- Whippleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Brainardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Malone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- Alder Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chateaugay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Bangor is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
- Constable
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryants Mill, with the one closest to Bryants Mill listed first.
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Lyon Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrigan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrigan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
- Clayburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Redford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellenburg Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Dannemora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Churubusco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cadyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Altona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryants Mill, with the one closest to Bryants Mill listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saranac Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteface
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Lake Placid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Upper Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryants Mill, with the one closest to Bryants Mill listed first.
- Nicholville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryants Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Bryants Mill.
Cemeteries Near Bryants Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryants Mill.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bryants Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryants Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryants Mill, with the one closest to Bryants Mill listed first.
- Hoose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chasm Falls Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Helen's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morningside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimpton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellmont Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Brainardsville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morningside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Bryants Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bryants Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryants Mill, with the one closest to Bryants Mill listed first.
- Wolf Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
- Chasm Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Loon Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Goldsmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Lyon Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whippleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alder Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Malone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Clayburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryants Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryants Mill.
Newspapers Published in Bryants Mill ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryants Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryants Mill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bryants Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bryants Mill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Essex County
- Saint Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bryants Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bryants Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |