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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 Chasm Falls (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 Chasm Falls. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Chasm Falls is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Chasm Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chasm Falls, with the one closest to Chasm Falls listed first.
    • Whippleville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Skerry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
    • Bangor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brainardsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bangor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • Constable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chateaugay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dickinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
    • Westville Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
    • Brushton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chasm Falls, with the one closest to Chasm Falls listed first.
    • Standish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Harrigan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
    • Lyon Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ellenburg Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Churubusco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
    • Redford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dannemora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Moffitsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Altona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cadyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Woods Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chasm Falls, with the one closest to Chasm Falls listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saranac Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chasm Falls, with the one closest to Chasm Falls listed first.
    • Nicholville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hopkinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Brasher Iron Works
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
    • Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brasher Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Winthrop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rooseveltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parishville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Chasm Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chasm Falls.

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 Chasm Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Helen's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chasm Falls Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kimpton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellmont Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • St. John Bosco Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ridgway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 in 1895, Chasm Falls had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Whippleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Malone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Skerry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
  • Bangor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Pond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
  • Burke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Bangor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brainardsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Thayer Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Corners
  • West Bangor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
  • Merrill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Merrill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Standish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Chateaugay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sun is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • East Dickinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson

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

Newspapers Published in Chasm Falls ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chasm Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chasm Falls, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chasm Falls.

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 Chasm Falls:

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 Chasm Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Chasm Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.