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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Champlain is located in Clinton 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouses Point
      • Rouses Point is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouses Point <2>
    • Coopersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
      • Coopersville is located in Clinton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Clinton County
    • Mooers Forks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Woods Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Ingraham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham
      • Ingraham is located in Clinton County
    • Altona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
    • Point Au Roche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Point Au Roche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
      • Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County
    • Beekmantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
      • Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
    • West Beekmantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Beekmantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
  • Franklin County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Milton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
    • Checkerberry Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
      • Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
      • Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Swanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <2>
    • Saint Albans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Highgate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
      • Highgate is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Greens Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
      • Greens Corners is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Saint Albans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgia Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Georgia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • North Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
      • North Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Oakland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • West Georgia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
      • Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <2>
    • Alburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
      • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Isle La Motte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Grand Isle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Pearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Keeler Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roxham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jennett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
    • Coopersville is located in Clinton County
  • Rouses Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouses Point
    • Rouses Point is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouses Point <2>
  • Chazy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
    • Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <2>
  • Mooers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sciola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
    • Sciola is located in Clinton County
  • Alburg Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
    • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • East Alburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alburg
    • East Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • Alburg Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Springs
    • Alburg Springs is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Swanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanton
      • West Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Altona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
    • West Chazy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chazy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chazy
      • West Chazy is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chazy <2>

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]<6> 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 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 Champlain:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Champlain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Champlain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Champlain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9882, Longitude: -73.4411       In this case, the coordinates for Champlain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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