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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 Evans Mills (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 Evans Mills. 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 Evans Mills ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Evans Mills: Evans Mls. (or less commonly used: Evans Mlls.)
  • While the name of this village is Evans Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Evans Mills may originally have been Evan's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Evans Mills might be written as Evan Mills.

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.

Evans Mills is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Evans Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mills, with the one closest to Evans Mills listed first.
    • Calcium
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
      • Calcium is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <3>
    • Black River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Great Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterlingville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Philadelphia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
    • Deferiet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
      • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <3>
    • Theresa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Herrings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Glen Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
      • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Watertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mills, with the one closest to Evans Mills listed first.
    • Copenhagen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <3>
    • Denmark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denmark
      • From Evans Mills to Denmark
    • Barnes Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Briggs Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Boston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Castorland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
      • Castorland is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <3>
    • Forest City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Naumburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Naumburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Naumburg
      • From Evans Mills to Naumburg
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rector
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Saint Lawrence County

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

Cemeteries Near Evans Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evans Mills.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheepfold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheepfold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheepfold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanford Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perch Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perch Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perch Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chaufty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaufty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaufty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsey Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rutland Hollow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Evans Mills had a population of 584 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Evans Mills had a population of 545 people.

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

  • Black River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Felts Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
    • Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <3>
  • Great Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterlingville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
  • Orleans Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Theresa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stone Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mills
    • Stone Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Watertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Watertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
    • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Brownville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Wilna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
      • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
    • La Fargeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hounsfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hounsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
      • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in Evans Mills ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evans Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evans Mills, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evans Mills.

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 Evans Mills:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Evans Mills, 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' (or 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- Evans Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0880, Longitude: -75.8071    









 

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