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 East Kilns (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 East Kilns. 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 East Kilns ...
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 East Kilns: E. Kilns
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 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.
East Kilns is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).
Below are the counties that are near East Kilns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Kilns:
- Clinton County (The home county of East Kilns)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Black Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Au Sable Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Clayburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harkness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Moffitsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Keeseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
- Ausable Chasm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Cadyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laphams Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Jay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Upper Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keeseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteface
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Placid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Port Douglass
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Port Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Alder Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Franklin Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Merrillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Harrietstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Paul Smiths
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saranac Inn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Brainardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison County (VT)
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Queen City Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- Shelburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colchester is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
- Malletts Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Shelburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
- South Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winooski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Isle County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Keeler Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- South Hero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Pearl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Adams Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- Grand Isle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Kilns, see our County-by-County Page for East Kilns.
Cemeteries Near East Kilns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Kilns.
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 East Kilns - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Kilns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Haselton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malbone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Jay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCormick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 East Kilns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Kilns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Kilns, with the one closest to East Kilns listed first.
- Black Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Haselton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haselton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
- Au Sable Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Jay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clayburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Alder Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Franklin Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Upper Jay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harkness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Peasleeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peasleeville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasleeville
- Moffitsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Kilns. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Kilns.
Newspapers Published in East Kilns ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Kilns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Kilns, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Kilns.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 East Kilns:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Addison County
- Chittenden County
- Grand Isle 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 East Kilns, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Kilns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |