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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 Harbor (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 Harbor. 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 Eagle Harbor ...

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 Eagle Harbor: Eagle Hbr. (or less commonly used: Eagle Harb. or Eagle Hrbr.)

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.

Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Eagle Harbor ...

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

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

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

  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Long Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knowlesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowlesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowlesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Orchard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Orchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kenyonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenyonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenyonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Albion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Albion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Tanner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Waterport Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Orchard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Orchard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Eagle Harbor had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Knowlesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville
    • Knowlesville is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowlesville <2>
  • Gaines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gaines
    • From Eagle Harbor to Gaines
  • Knowlesville Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlesville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville Station
    • Knowlesville Station is located in Orleans County
  • Albion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Millville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Orleans County
  • Kenyonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Waterport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterport
    • Waterport is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterport <2>
  • Oak Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
    • Oak Orchard is located in Orleans County
  • Barre Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Center
    • Barre Center is located in Orleans County
  • East Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelby
    • East Shelby is located in Orleans County
  • West Barre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • East Gaines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
      • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Carlton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Orleans County
    • Ridgeway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Orleans County

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

Newspapers Published in Eagle Harbor ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Harbor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Harbor, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Harbor.

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 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 Eagle Harbor:

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

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>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 Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2523, Longitude: -78.2531    









 

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