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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Felts Mills might be written as Felt 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Felts Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felts Mills, with the one closest to Felts Mills listed first.
    • Black River
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Great Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deferiet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Calcium
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Herrings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Evans Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterlingville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • West Carthage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
    • Watertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Glen Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felts Mills, with the one closest to Felts Mills listed first.
    • Copenhagen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Barnes Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Forest City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Rector
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Indian River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Parkers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Croghan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <2>
    • Jerden Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerden Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felts Mills, with the one closest to Felts Mills listed first.
    • Lacona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Felts Mills, with the one closest to Felts Mills listed first.
    • Somerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Wegatchie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Elmdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Gouverneur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Talcville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Newspapers Published in Felts 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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Felts Mills.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Felts Mills:

Cemeteries Near Felts Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Felts 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 Felts Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
  • Cotes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotes Cemetery
  • F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
  • Sheepfold Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheepfold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheepfold Cemetery
  • Rutland Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Hollow Cemetery
  • Sanford Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Corners Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Sandy Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Watertown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • South Champion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Champion Cemetery
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Arsenal Street Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arsenal Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arsenal Street 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Felts Mills had a population of 441 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Black River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Great Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Champion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Jefferson County
  • Evans Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Watertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
    • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Sterlingville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
  • Watertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
  • Copenhagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • North Wilna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
    • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
  • Philadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Deer River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
    • Deer River is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • East Hounsfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hounsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
      • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
    • East Rodman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Brownville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Felts 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>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>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- Felts Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Felts Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0223, Longitude: -75.7633       In this case, the coordinates for Felts Mills 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>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 Felts Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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