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 Champlain (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 Champlain. 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 northeast 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 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.
Champlain is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Champlain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Champlain:
- Clinton County (The home county of Champlain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champlain, with the one closest to Champlain listed first.
- Rouses Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coopersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Chazy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sciola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sciola is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Mooers Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woods Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
- Ingraham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ingraham is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham
- West Chazy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Au Roche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
- Beekmantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
- Franklin County
- Brainardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champlain, with the one closest to Champlain listed first.
- Miltonboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
- Checkerberry Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champlain, with the one closest to Champlain listed first.
- Maquam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
- Swanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Swanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Highgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Highgate is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
- Greens Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Saint Albans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morses Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morses Line is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morses Line
- Georgia Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Georgia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- North Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Grand Isle County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champlain, with the one closest to Champlain listed first.
- Alburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
- Alburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
- Alburg Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
- Isle La Motte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Isle la Motte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- North Hero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- Grand Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Keeler Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Champlain, see our County-by-County Page for Champlain.
Cemeteries Near Champlain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Champlain.
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 Champlain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Champlain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Champlain, with the one closest to Champlain listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roxham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooers Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooers Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooers Riverside Cemetery is located in Mooers.
- The Mooers Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Mooers Cemetery
- Old Mooers Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65805 <2>
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Champlain had a population of 1,275 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Champlain had a population of 1,044 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champlain, with the one closest to Champlain listed first.
- Coopersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Rouses Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chazy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mooers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sciola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sciola is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Alburg Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
- Mooers Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Isle la Motte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
- East Alburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alburg
- Alburg Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alburg Springs is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanton
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Chazy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Champlain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Champlain.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Champlain ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Champlain.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Champlain. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Champlain and those printed in the larger area surrounding Champlain.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Champlain.
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 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 Champlain:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Chittenden County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle 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 Champlain, 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- Champlain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |