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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 Colton (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 Colton. 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 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.

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

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Colton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colton, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
    • Willisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Coney Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Pierrepont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
      • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Hannawa Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Parishville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
      • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • South Colton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parishville Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
      • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Pierrepont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pierrepont
      • West Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Potsdam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <2>
    • Parishville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stockholm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Canton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colton, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • East Dickinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Moira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brushton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bangor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Colton ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colton.

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 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 Colton:

Cemeteries Near Colton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colton.

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

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

  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Pleasant Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Mound Cemetery
  • Willisville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willisville Cemetery
  • Pierrepont Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierrepont Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierrepont Hill Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Parmeter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parmeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parmeter Cemetery
  • White Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Leet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leet Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Colton had a population of 635 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pierrepont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
    • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hannawa Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Colton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Parishville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
    • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Parishville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
    • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Crary Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary Mills
    • Crary Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • West Pierrepont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pierrepont
    • West Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Potsdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <2>
  • Parishville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Russell
    • North Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Southville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
    • Southville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Sisson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
    • Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Stark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Stockholm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Potsdam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Potsdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Potsdam
      • West Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5530, Longitude: -74.9395    
<4>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.
<5>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 Colton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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