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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 Eagle Bay (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 Eagle Bay. 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 doctors 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.

Eagle Bay is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Eagle Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Bay, with the one closest to Eagle Bay listed first.
    • Beaver River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <2>
    • Thendara
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Bay, with the one closest to Eagle Bay listed first.
    • Inlet
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Raquette Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Mountain Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain Lake
      • Blue Mountain Lake is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountain Lake <2>
    • Sabael
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Morehouseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Indian Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Piseco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Speculator
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <2>
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Bay, with the one closest to Eagle Bay listed first.
    • Number Four
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Crystal Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Lyonsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Belfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
    • Greig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Petries Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Port Leyden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Croghan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <2>
    • Lyons Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Collinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • East Martinsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Glendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Bay, with the one closest to Eagle Bay listed first.
    • Wanakena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Star Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Coffins Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Cemeteries Near Eagle Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Bay.

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

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodgate Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wanakena Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Spruce Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar River Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Wetmore Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sands Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wheelertown Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelertown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheelertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Huberts Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<6>

While we didn't find Eagle Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagle Bay.

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

  • Old Forge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
  • Raquette Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Minnehaha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
  • Number Four
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
    • Number Four is located in Lewis County
  • Blue Mountain Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Mountain Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain Lake
    • Blue Mountain Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountain Lake <2>
  • Brantingham
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantingham
    • Brantingham is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantingham <2>
  • Long Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <2>
  • Crystal Dale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
  • Lyonsdale
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Morehouseville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Greig
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Piseco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rudeston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudeston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudeston
      • Rudeston is located in Hamilton County
    • Indian Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Belfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County

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

Newspapers Published in Eagle Bay ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Bay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Bay.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Eagle Bay:

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eagle Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7695, Longitude: -74.8168       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Eagle Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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