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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 Ellenburg (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 Ellenburg. 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 and hospitals 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.

Ellenburg 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 Ellenburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellenburg:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Ellenburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenburg, with the one closest to Ellenburg listed first.
    • Ellenburg Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Churubusco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrigan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
    • Altona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woods Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Mooers Forks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyon Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mooers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dannemora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sciola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sciola is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
    • Standish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Cadyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenburg, with the one closest to Ellenburg listed first.
    • Brainardsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chateaugay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Burke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Whippleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Constable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Alder Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
    • Merrillsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Westville Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
    • Bangor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Skerry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
    • West Bangor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenburg, with the one closest to Ellenburg listed first.
    • Isle La Motte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Isle la Motte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <1>
    • North Hero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Adams Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
    • Alburg Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
    • North Hero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Pearl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Grand Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Keeler Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay

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

Cemeteries Near Ellenburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellenburg.

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

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

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

  • St. Edmunds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Star Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brainardsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (123 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellenburg had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ellenburg Depot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ellenburg Depot is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Depot
  • Ellenburg Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Clinton Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Mills
  • Alder Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
  • Irona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Irona is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irona
  • Churubusco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Altona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brainardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woods Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
  • Merrill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Mooers Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lyon Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chateaugay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dannemora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Ellenburg ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellenburg.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ellenburg:

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 Ellenburg, 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- Ellenburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.