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 Carthage (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 Carthage. 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.
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.
Carthage is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Carthage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carthage:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Carthage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- West Carthage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Herrings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrings is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
- Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
- Deferiet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Natural Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sterlingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Black River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evans Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calcium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Antwerp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Rodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Watertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Naumburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Copenhagen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Briggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Castorland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Indian River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Croghan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Jerden Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
- Lowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Oswego County
- Smartville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wegatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Jayville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
- Gouverneur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Talcville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
- South Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
- Coffins Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
- Edwards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Oswegatchie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schermerhorn Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
- Lower Oswegatchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
- Star Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carthage, see our County-by-County Page for Carthage.
Cemeteries Near Carthage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carthage.
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 Carthage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carthage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swinburne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Cotes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Champion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carthage had a population of 2,278 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carthage had a population of 3,256 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Deer River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Champion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Great Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naumburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Natural Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wilna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
- Castorland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Sterlingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Black River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carthage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carthage.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carthage ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carthage. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carthage and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carthage.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Carthage.
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 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 Carthage:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lewis County
- Oswego County
- Saint Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carthage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |