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 Crown 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 Crown 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 Crown 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Crown Point: Crown Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crown Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crown Point.
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.
Crown Point is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Crown Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crown Point:
- Essex County (The home county of Crown Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Port Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moriah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ticonderoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Witherbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Severance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schroon Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whallonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
- Saint Huberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Hague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sabbath Day Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Adirondack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Chestertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Bolton Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Riparius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Huletts Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Palmer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
- Bridport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Bridport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- West Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Shoreham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Charlotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charlotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
- Prindle Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- East Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Buels Gore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Hinesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Benson Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Benson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sudbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Brandon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- West Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Hubbardton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- West Castleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Fair Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Washington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Sugarbush Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor County (VT)
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crown Point, see our County-by-County Page for Crown Point.
Cemeteries Near Crown Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crown 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.
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 Crown Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crown Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bliss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Genevieve Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Bridport Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crown Point had a population of 978 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crown Point, with the one closest to Crown Point listed first.
- Crown Point Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crown Point Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point Center
- West Bridport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridport
- Street Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Street Road is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Bridport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Port Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ticonderoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Ticonderoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Ticonderoga is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ticonderoga
- Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moriah Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- West Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Addison
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crown Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crown Point.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crown 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crown Point.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crown Point. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crown Point and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crown Point.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Crown Point.
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 either 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 Crown Point:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Addison County
- Chittenden County
- Rutland County
- Washington County
- Windsor 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 Crown Point, 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- Crown Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |