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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 Clark Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Clark Point: Clark Pt.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Clark Point is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Clark Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Point, with the one closest to Clark Point listed first.
    • Henderson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Belleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Lyon Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Ellisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
    • Boultons Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boultons Beach
      • Boultons Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Sackets Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
      • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <1>
    • Adams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Point Peninsula
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Point Peninsula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peninsula
      • Point Peninsula is located in Jefferson County
    • Pillar Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
      • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
    • Mannsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Point, with the one closest to Clark Point listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Rector
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <1>
    • Parkers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Point, with the one closest to Clark Point listed first.
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Daysville Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Pulaski
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Daysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Orwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chateaugay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Mexico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Prattham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
    • Albion Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Altmar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Clark Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clark Point.

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 Clark Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Stowles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gallea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mixer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bigelow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigelow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigelow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saxe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saxe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Giddingsville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddingsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rices Corners Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<6>

While we didn't find Clark Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clark Point.

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

  • Henderson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Henderson Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Harbor
    • Henderson Harbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson Harbor <1>
  • Rural Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Woodville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
  • Belleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ellisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
    • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Jefferson County
  • Sackets Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
    • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <1>
  • Mannsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierrepont Manor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierrepont Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont Manor
    • Pierrepont Manor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierrepont Manor <1>
  • Adams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
  • Pillar Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
    • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Point Peninsula
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Point Peninsula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peninsula
      • Point Peninsula is located in Jefferson County
    • Adams Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alverson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverson
      • Alverson is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in Clark Point ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clark Point, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clark Point.

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 Clark Point:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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

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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clark Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clark Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8253, Longitude: -76.2691       In this case, the coordinates for Clark Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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