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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 Dickinson Center (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 Dickinson Center. 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 Dickinson Center ...

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 Dickinson Center: Dickinson Ctr. (or less commonly used: Dickinson Cen., Dickinson Cent. or Dickinson Cntr.)

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Dickinson Center is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Dickinson Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson Center, with the one closest to Dickinson Center listed first.
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Alburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • East Dickinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Moira
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brushton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Bangor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Skerry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bombay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Malone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whippleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson Center, with the one closest to Dickinson Center listed first.
    • Standish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Harrigan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dickinson Center, with the one closest to Dickinson Center listed first.
    • Nicholville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hopkinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Winthrop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parishville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parishville Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
      • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Sandfordville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Stockholm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rooseveltown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Stockholm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
      • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Willisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Parishville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
      • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Newspapers Published in Dickinson Center ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickinson Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dickinson Center, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dickinson Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dickinson Center:

Cemeteries Near Dickinson Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dickinson Center.

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

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

  • Ives Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Mound Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Hill Cemetery
  • East Dickinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Dickinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Dickinson Cemetery
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterfield Cemetery
  • Moira Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moira Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moira Community Cemetery
  • Hill Crest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Crest Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Develin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Develin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Develin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery

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 Dickinson Center had a population of 361 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dickinson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Dickinson is located in Franklin County
  • Saint Regis Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • Alburg is located in Franklin County
  • Nicholville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Dickinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
    • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
  • Moira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lawrenceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <1>
  • Hopkinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Santa Clara
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
    • Santa Clara is located in Franklin County
  • West Bangor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
  • Brushton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Lawrence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawrence
    • North Lawrence is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fort Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jackson
      • Fort Jackson is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Skerry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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>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- Dickinson Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickinson Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7176, Longitude: -74.5527       In this case, the coordinates for Dickinson Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dickinson Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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