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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 Deferiet (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 Deferiet. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Deferiet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deferiet, with the one closest to Deferiet listed first.
    • Herrings
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Great Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sterlingville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Carthage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Carthage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Black River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Evans Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Calcium
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Natural Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Antwerp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Watertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Glen Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deferiet, with the one closest to Deferiet listed first.
    • Copenhagen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Harrisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Briggs Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Castorland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Naumburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Indian River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Barnes Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Jerden Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
    • Croghan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oswego County
    • Smartville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deferiet, with the one closest to Deferiet listed first.
    • Somerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wegatchie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Elmdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Gouverneur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
    • Talcville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Hammond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • South Edwards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
    • Edwards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Richville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffins Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills

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

Cemeteries Near Deferiet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deferiet.

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 Deferiet - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deferiet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sheepfold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cotes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland Hollow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sanford Corners Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Champion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Plank Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...

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 Deferiet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deferiet.

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

  • Great Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Felts Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sterlingville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
  • Black River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Champion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Champion is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Wilna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
  • Evans Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deer River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Copenhagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Natural Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Watertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
    • Denmark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Antwerp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Deferiet ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deferiet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deferiet, 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 Deferiet.

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 Deferiet:

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 Deferiet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deferiet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.