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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 Castorland (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 Castorland. 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 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.

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

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Castorland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castorland, with the one closest to Castorland listed first.
    • Naumburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Naumburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Denmark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
    • Forest City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Harrisburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Croghan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <3>
    • Lowville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Copenhagen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • West Martinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Watson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
    • Belfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
    • Indian River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castorland, with the one closest to Castorland listed first.
    • Thendara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Beaver River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <3>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castorland, with the one closest to Castorland listed first.
    • West Carthage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
    • Herrings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Natural Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Deferiet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
      • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <3>
    • Great Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Rodman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Sterlingville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Calcium
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
      • Calcium is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <3>
    • Worth Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worth Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Worth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castorland, with the one closest to Castorland listed first.
    • Boonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Redmond Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castorland, with the one closest to Castorland listed first.
    • Redfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castorland, with the one closest to Castorland listed first.
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Somerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Wegatchie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Coffins Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Lower Oswegatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
      • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Oswegatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Edwards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
      • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Star Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Castorland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castorland.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swinburne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swinburne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swinburne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gallup Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebblie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebblie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebblie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Basselin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basselin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basselin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Plank Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Castorland had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Castorland had a population of 341 people.

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

  • Naumburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Naumburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
  • Denmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County
  • Beaver Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
    • Beaver Falls is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <3>
  • Deer River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
    • Deer River is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <3>
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
  • New Bremen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
    • New Bremen is located in Lewis County
  • Lowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Croghan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
    • Croghan is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <3>
  • Windecker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windecker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
    • Windecker is located in Lewis County
  • Copenhagen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • West Martinsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Lewis County
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    • Kirschnerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirschnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirschnerville
      • Kirschnerville is located in Lewis County
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
    • Bushes Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushes Landing
      • Bushes Landing is located in Lewis County

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

Newspapers Published in Castorland ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castorland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castorland, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castorland.

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 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 Castorland:

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Castorland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castorland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castorland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8861, Longitude: -75.5164       In this case, the coordinates for Castorland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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