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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 Essex (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 Essex. 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.

Essex is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Essex)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • Craterclub
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
      • Craterclub is located in Essex County
    • Willsboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whallonsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
      • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
    • Willsboro Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
      • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
    • Reber
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
      • Reber is located in Essex County
    • Westport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <1>
    • Lewis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
    • Port Douglass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
      • Port Douglass is located in Essex County
    • Elizabethtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Keeseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
      • Keeseville is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <1>
    • Port Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Jay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Witherbee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • Village of Keeseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
      • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
    • Ausable Chasm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
      • Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
    • Thomasville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
    • Au Sable Forks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Harkness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
    • Peru
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Laphams Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laphams Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
      • Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Black Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
    • Parc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
      • Parc is located in Clinton County
    • Plattsburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland Head
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
      • Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County
    • Morrisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • West Plattsburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
      • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • North Ferrisburgh Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Ferrisburgh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferrisburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
      • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Ferrisburgh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
      • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Vergennes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
      • Vergennes is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <1>
    • Panton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
      • Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Monkton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
      • Monkton is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
    • Waltham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Starksboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Addison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
    • New Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • New Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <1>
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
    • Shelburne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
    • Shelburne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <1>
    • East Charlotte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
      • East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Prindle Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
      • Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Queen City Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
      • Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Hinesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • South Burlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
      • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <1>
    • Hinesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
      • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
    • Burlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
    • Winooski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
      • Winooski is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <1>
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • West Georgia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Georgia Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • South Hero
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Pearl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Grand Isle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Adams Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • Washington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
    • Fayston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayston
      • Fayston is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayston <1>
    • Duxbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • North Fayston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
      • North Fayston is located in Washington County (VT)
    • Sugarbush Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarbush Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
      • Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County (VT)
    • Waitsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Waitsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waitsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
      • Waitsfield is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
    • Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Washington County (VT)
    • Waterbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Moretown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moretown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
      • Moretown is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Waterbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in Washington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
    • Alpine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
      • Alpine Village is located in Washington County (VT)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Essex ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Essex.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Essex. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Essex and those printed in the larger area surrounding Essex.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Essex.

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 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 Essex:

Cemeteries Near Essex ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Essex.

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

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Burt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Thorp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorp Cemetery
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
  • Guilderland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilderland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilderland Cemetery
  • Paya - Oppenheim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paya - Oppenheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paya - Oppenheim Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Meach Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meach Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meach Island Cemetery
  • Meech Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Meech Island Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meech Island Cemetery
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Quaker Smith Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Smith Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Smith Point Cemetery
    • Webb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Kellogg - Field Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellogg - Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellogg - Field 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Essex had a population of 507 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Whallonsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
    • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
  • Willsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Willsboro Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
    • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
  • North Ferrisburgh Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
    • Reber is located in Essex County
  • North Ferrisburgh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelburne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <1>
  • Ferrisburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
    • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrisburgh <1>
  • East Charlotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
    • East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
  • Westport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <1>
  • Lewis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Essex County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Vergennes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
      • Vergennes is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <1>
    • Panton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
      • Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Monkton Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton Ridge
      • Monkton Ridge is located in Addison County (VT)

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

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Essex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Essex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3101, Longitude: -73.3526       In this case, the coordinates for Essex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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