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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 Chippewa Bay (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 Chippewa Bay. 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 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.

Chippewa Bay is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Chippewa Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Bay, with the one closest to Chippewa Bay listed first.
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
    • Hammond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • North Hammond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
    • Brier Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Morristown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Wegatchie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Somerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Gouverneur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Galilee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Lost Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Village is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Village
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Bay, with the one closest to Chippewa Bay listed first.
    • Redwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alexandria Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
    • Oxbow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Theresa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Omar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Murray Isle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thousand Island Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Antwerp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • La Fargeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chippewa Bay, with the one closest to Chippewa Bay listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Harrisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Chippewa Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chippewa Bay.

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 Chippewa Bay - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rarick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fineview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Yonge Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallorytown United Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodworth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Black Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...

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, Chippewa Bay had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Hammond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hammond
  • Hammond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
  • North Hammond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
  • Rossie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
  • Brier Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brasie Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
  • Redwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pope Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
  • Edwardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Alexandria Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Morristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plessis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oxbow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wegatchie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie

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

Newspapers Published in Chippewa Bay ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chippewa Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chippewa Bay, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chippewa Bay.

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 Chippewa Bay:

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 Chippewa Bay, 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- Chippewa Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.