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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 Bushes Landing (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 Bushes Landing. 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 Bushes Landing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bushes Landing: Bushes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bushes Lndng.)

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.

Bushes Landing is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Bushes Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushes Landing, with the one closest to Bushes Landing listed first.
    • Watson
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Petries Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
    • East Martinsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
    • Crystal Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
    • Glendale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Martinsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Martinsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Greig
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Croghan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Briggs Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Castorland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushes Landing, with the one closest to Bushes Landing listed first.
    • Thendara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Beaver River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushes Landing, with the one closest to Bushes Landing listed first.
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Natural Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Herrings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Deferiet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Great Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Worth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Black River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterlingville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Calcium
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushes Landing, with the one closest to Bushes Landing listed first.
    • Boonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Redmond Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Woodgate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ava
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushes Landing, with the one closest to Bushes Landing listed first.
    • Redfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smartville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Chateaugay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville

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

Cemeteries Near Bushes Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushes Landing.

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 Bushes Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bushes Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Beaches Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wetmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebblie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashback Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sands Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Basselin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Turin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brantingham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Watson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Watson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • East Martinsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
  • Petries Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
  • Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Bremen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Bremen is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • Crystal Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Lowville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Martinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
  • Greig
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brantingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kirschnerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirschnerville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirschnerville
    • Croghan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Naumburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg

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

Newspapers Published in Bushes Landing ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushes Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bushes Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bushes Landing.

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 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 Bushes Landing:

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>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- Bushes Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bushes Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.