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 Clark Corners (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 Clark Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Clark Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clark Corners: Clark Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clark Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clark Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Clark Corners is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Clark Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clark Corners:
- Lewis County (The home county of Clark Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Corners, with the one closest to Clark Corners listed first.
- Copenhagen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Briggs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Castorland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Naumburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Rector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Barnes Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
- Parkers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Lowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Corners, with the one closest to Clark Corners listed first.
- West Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herrings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herrings is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
- Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
- East Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Deferiet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Great Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Calcium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worth Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Evans Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Corners, with the one closest to Clark Corners listed first.
- Smartville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Redfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chateaugay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Lacona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Corners, with the one closest to Clark Corners listed first.
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wegatchie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Jayville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clark Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Clark Corners.
Cemeteries Near Clark Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clark Corners.
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 Clark Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clark Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clark Corners, with the one closest to Clark Corners listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gallup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swinburne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Champion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview 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>
While we didn't find Clark Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clark Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clark Corners, with the one closest to Clark Corners listed first.
- Copenhagen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Deer River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Champion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Windecker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windecker is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Castorland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Naumburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Barnes Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Great Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parkers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clark Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clark Corners.
Newspapers Published in Clark Corners ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clark Corners, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clark Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Clark Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Oswego County
- Saint Lawrence 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 Clark Corners, 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- Clark Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |