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 Clemons (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 Clemons. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clemons is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Clemons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clemons:
- Washington County (The home county of Clemons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Chubbs Dock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Dresden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Huletts Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- North Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Truthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Fort Ann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Kingsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ironville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Schroon Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Loch Muller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Moriah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Port Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- South Glens Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- English Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Sabbath Day Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Silver Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Riverbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brant Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adirondack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Queensbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Orwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Shoreham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Richville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Leicester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Cornwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Bridport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Rupert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Rupert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Rupert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- West Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Benson Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Castleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Benson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Castleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Poultney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Poultney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Sudbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clemons, see our County-by-County Page for Clemons.
Cemeteries Near Clemons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clemons.
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 Clemons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clemons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Gillette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sciota Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neddo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rodd - Elbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams - Elbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackett Dam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boardman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carter Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Greenmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Clemons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clemons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clemons, with the one closest to Clemons listed first.
- Dresden Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dresden Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Center
- Chubbs Dock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Dresden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Sabbath Day Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Huletts Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Silver Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benson Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Putnam Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Bay is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clemons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clemons.
Newspapers Published in Clemons ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clemons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clemons, 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 Clemons.
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 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 Clemons:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Saratoga County
- Warren County
- Addison County
- Bennington County
- Rutland 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 Clemons, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clemons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |